B i o g r a p h y (by Official site)
Mia Doi Todd is from Los Angeles. She has released four albums of her own genre-defying music. The first three, the ewe and the eye (1997), come out of your mine (1999), and zeroone (2001) were solo acoustic recordings. Her last album, The Golden State on Columbia Records (2002), was produced by Mitchell Froom and explored a wider sonic landscape. Mia has also collaborated with many rock/electronica/hip-hop musicians, contributing her unique voice to the tunes of Dntel, Beachwood Sparks, DJ Nobody, Adventure Time, Frausdots, Folk Implosion, The Mission, Saul Williams, Prefuse 73 and more. Here on “Manzanita”, Mia is accompanied by many friends from the indie rock community in L.A. and beyond. Members of Beachwood Sparks, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Future Pigeon, The Tyde, and Dead Meadow helped bring to life a classic collection of songs.
The first song I ever wrote was based on a novella by Italo Calvino. I don't remember how to play it or the other songs I wrote then, teaching myself how to play guitar, finding my voice, my own rhythm. Indie rock was in full swing; everybody was doing it themselves, so I joined in. There was an all-ages club in LA called Jabberjaw. My friends and I would go there, see the new bands from all over the country. I moved to New Haven , Connecticut in 1993 to attend Yale University . Being from Los Angeles , I was accustomed to mild winters, long summers, palm trees and freeways for miles. New England was a surprise. I wrote songs about nature, first loves, heartbreaks and discovered my role as a bard, a folksinger, in the traditions of William Blake, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Nico, Caetano Veloso, Sinead O'Connor. My first album, the ewe and the eye, was recorded at the Spaceshed, the recording studio/garage belonging to the LA band Further. It came out on their label, Xmas Records, in the spring of 1997, as I was graduating from college. I moved to New York City and star ted playing in clubs. Elliot Smith and the Palace Brothers were big influences at the time. That fall, I recorded my second album, come out of your mine, which was released on The Communion Label in 1999. Another great love of mine is dance, in particular Ankoku Butoh, an avant-garde performance art movement which star ted in Tokyo in the 1960's. I lived in Japan for most of 1998, studying first with K azuo and Yoshito Ohno and at Asbestos-kan, and then with Min Tanaka at Body Weather Farm. Life in Tokyo is fast-paced and futuristic. I speak rudimentary Japanese, but my means of outward expression was greatly diminished that year. English became very precious to me, and I star ted to write longer songs, more intricate and complex. Back at home in LA, I recorded these and other songs myself on a Mac G4 and started City Zen Records to release my third album, zeroone, in 2001.
My first three albums are solo acoustic recordings, intimate and unadorned. That is the way I write songs—with my guitar or at the piano, finding a pattern I like, how it changes and then staring at the wall until the melody and the lyrics appear. When the song reaches (or best approximates) its Platonic ideal, I congratulate it and let it be. Over the years, I have performed so many times with just my guitar, sometimes a keyboard. I like to play in between loud bands, be the calm after the storm, before the hurricane. But the existence of a solo performer implies its opposite, fantasia in soundscape, and I star ted to play with a band. They had been called Los Cincos and were renamed Syncopation. Sadly, we never recorded much. I signed a contract with Sony/Columbia, home to some of my idols (or at least their masters), and we recorded “The Golden State,” culling songs from my previous albums. Mitchell Froom and Yves Beauvais helped me produce it. We recorded at the Sunset Sound Factory, a beautiful old studio, all analog. Many people played on it, including my friends K raig Grady and the guitar-virtuoso Nels Cline. “The Golden State ” came out in the fall of 2002 and was generally well received, though one writer did call me “jaw-droppingly pretentious”. For a year, I toured the US and Europe , on my own and then with Alaska ! and Lou Barlow's Folk Implosion. Alas, Sony chose not to renew my contract. But it was time to write songs again. I looked inside myself, drank lots of water. Out came the buds; some turned to flowers. Manzanita. That is my new album. It is also the name the Spanish gave to a round-leaved bush with smooth, red bark and tiny, bell-shaped blossoms, that grows all over California and the Pacific Coast; they looked to them like little apple trees. My dear friend Brent Rademaker (Further, Beachwood Sparks, Frausdots), who recorded and released my first album, listened to my demos and helped me produce the new songs. We recorded up in Lake Hollywood with Rob Campanella. Many of the songs are still just voice and guitar or piano but others are totally rockin'. Brent played bass as well as some guitar and piano. On drums and percussion were Hunter Crowley, Rick Menck, and Nelson Bragg. Members of Dead Meadow and Beachwood Sparks made cameo appearances, and the entire band Future Pigeon backed me up rocksteady on track 6. Rob engineered all the while, came up with great ideas, and played electric guitar, piano, dulcimer and mandolin.
Digging Planting Time Stoke The Fire Blue Moon True Love Hills on Fire Nightblooming Trilogy Courting Set Sail Johnny Appleseed Autumn
Digital Poppy Fields Obsession Ziggurat Bound Feet and Feathered Merry Me Can I Amnesia Like a Knife Tugboat
88 ways Digital Independance day Merry me Like a knife Autumn Growing pains Poppy fields Hijikata Age of reason
The way What if we do My room is white The last night of winter Muscle bone & blood Casa nova Luna lune Deep at sea Tongue tied I gave you my home
Mistérios Chovendo na Roseira Menina, Amanhã de Manhã Luz do Sol O Vento Ewé Portal da Cor Segredos Vegetais Preciso Me Encontrar Cais
The Eye And The Eye
Digging Graverobbers better stay away We're laying daddy to rest today And it's too soon for mamma to be dating A young man like you Graverobbers better stay away We're clearing out his closets today And it's too soon to celebrate With all those bills left unpaid Detective Sleuth Destroyed the proof To avoid the truth How daddy fell off the roof Graverobbers better stay away We're laying the pharaoh to rest today And it's too soon to excavate When the stones are still freshly laid Graverobbers better stay away We're embalming the body today And it's too soon to investigate The boobytraps she had made In Hatshepsut's tomb Gold and gems were strewn All over the rooms Until your boys came through ‘em Gravediggers better stay away I'm not ready to die today And it's too soon to anticipate The time, the place, and the date Gravediggers better stay away I just got a glimpse of the light today And it's too soon to revelate When the path is still dim and gray I'll need a minute I'll need an hour To earn enough for the tickets For me and my brother Howard Planting Time I lose track of minutes I lose track of hours Planting my spinach and cauliflower in my backyard Not so long ago I watched time spin around on my wrist But now time goes as slow or as fas As the fish pulling on my line Wildflowers grow And I think they know That their sons and daughters will appear here next year Once again, they'll be here next year, once again I lose track of days I lose track of weeks Watering my potatoes and my leeks from the creek I watch the birds swoop down and catch A fish or a worm as they wait for their eggs to hatch, to hatch The redwoods grow so slow you never know But then rings can tell us things we'd never know, never know Oh yeah, rings tell you things you'd never know I lose track of months I lose track of years Harvesting my turnips and oiling my gardening shears There's no time for love today Too many things from above in the way But I could have sworn That this was worth more Than a moon rock planted on the moon No more tears in my ears, lying awake Nor more fears, restless years of heartache But I could have sworn that this was worth more That a sigh amidst the tornado But there's no time for love tonight One last hug and kiss goodnight Stoke the fire Demon smoke pours from a fire, Feathers through a room Wild contortions, sprouting beanstalks Fruit born on the loom Brooms start dancing Latin tangos Dragging spoons along To play the man to dip the lady Into the fire's arms Let's stoke the fire with our fingers Hands glowing hot, burning red Let's throw another limb upon it And lay ourselves down to bed We scorch our hair and char our teeth Run round bald and sooted Our clothes to ashes will be turned Our bodies nude and barefooted The air is thick with shirttails past Gray clouds rising from skin Encircling bums and breasts and elbows Sizzling a serpentine grin Let's stoke the fire with our fingers Hands glowing hot, burning red Let's throw another limb upon it And lay ourselves down to bed We cry in joy and laugh in pain A chimney to ascend All tears are dried in heaps of carbon Dissolving all bookends
Blue Moon Drove deep into the redwoods And found a drive-in movie screen And an owl to take the ticket Lying in the passenger seat I parked the car at the center of the clearing Rolled down the window to catch the breeze I parked the car at the center of the clearing Rolled back the seat to get a look at the screen The blue moon rose up behind me Casting the shadows on the trees Like men and mothers and children On the drive-in movie screen I saw in the car, sat and watched And listened to the wolves howl at the moon I saw in the car, sat and watched And listened to the moon The figures blurred and faded As the moon rose up above me And I peered around at the forest Accomplice to this movie I got out of the car with the moon at high noon Stood in the shadow and cast on the ground I got out of the car with the moon at high noon Laid down in the dirt, face towards the light Staring into the projection booth I saw traces of a face like mine In the mountain and valleys, dry lakes and craters Of a stone cold satellite Got back in the car, drove it away Back to a bright city and a warm bed Got back in the car, drove it away Headlights to spy on the trees
True Love Fall asleep, my only one Dream of me and what's to come All I fell is your touch All I want is your love Fall asleep, my little dove Count your sheep as I fall in love All I feel is your touch All I want is your love Like a wrecking ball You tore down my walls Like a choo-choo train You tunnelled through my brain Like a bulldozer You gave me full exposure Like dynamite You tore me up all night Like a wrecking ball Like dynamite You tore down my walls You tore me up all night Give me your heart in a tin cup ‘Cause gold won't mean much To true love, true love True love, true love Give me your heart in silence ‘Cause words might confine us True love, true love True love, true love Give me your heart in confidence ‘Cause life's nothing but impermanence True love, true love True love, true love Fall asleep, my only one Dream of me and what's to come All I fell is your touch All I want is your love Fall asleep, my only friend Dream of me And how this will end
Hills On Fire The hills are on fire, my friend Where can we go To escape the dire consequence Of letting this go The hills are on fire, my friend Where can we go To admire, as night descends The hills' burning glow We'll carve a path Of flames through the brush The wind's at our backs So there's no need to rush Not so much The hills are on fire, my friend They're burning low ‘Cause the hills have grown tired, my friend Of lying fallow We'll carve a path Of flames through the brush The wind's at our backs So there's no need to rush We'll care a path Of flames through the brush A casual laugh I want you so much, so much
Nightblooming Trilogy Nightblooming jasmine Nightblooming jasmine Seeps through the crack In your window glass Nightblooming jasmine Nightblooming jasmine Open your door Step out onto the porch Nightblooming jasmine Nightblooming jasmine I'll let you in If you promise me one thing I'll let you in If you'll be here in the morning Nightblooming jasmine Nightblooming jasmine Vanishes With the sunrise You never notice Until you open your eyes Nightblooming jasmine Nightblooming jasmine The woman who drank poison To keep her body frail The woman who drank poison To keep her skin very pale She knew the night So much more intimately than I The woman who drank poison To know a harder life The woman who drank poison To know a better life She knew herself More than I know myself The woman who drank poison To feel less at odds with death The woman who drank poison To feel more in control of her life She understood More than I understand The woman who drank poison The woman who drank poison The woman who drank poison The woman who drank poison Two ends of a tunnel Meet in total darkness Will you plan to meet me there Noontime tomorrow, I'll be making my way Out of the sun Towards the darkness and towards you There's a darker in the darkness Is that your silhouette Or is it me casting a shadow On the ground I call out your name Towards the darker in the darkness “Is that you come to meet me here?” Two ends of a tunnel Meet in total darkness Will you plan to meet me there
*** Thanx a lot to Jose for this one ***
Courting If I were a kangaroo I'd wanna carry you In my pocket If I were a Koala bear I'd wanna always have you there In my pocket Would you be my baby Would you be my baby If I were a Chimpanzee I'd take you out dancing In my jungle If I were an orangutan I'd want you to come and hang Around my jungle Would you be my monkey Would you be my monkey If I were a nightingale My songs would float like a trail Behind you If I were an Albatross They'd be no sea or ocean I wouldn't cross To find you Would you be my birdie Would you be my birdie If I were your next door neighbor I'd provide anonymous favors everyday If I were just a casual acquaintance I'd renew my vow of determined patience everyday Would you be my baby Would you be my monkey Would you be my birdie And could I be your baby
Set Sail Let's set sail in our little ship Let's discover a continent For just you and me Let's set sail in our little ship Let's discover a continent For just you and me We'll pack the ship full of things good to eat Fishing rods and wine to drink We'll while away the evening hours Lounging round this ship of ours Let's set sail in our little ship Let's discover a continent For just you and me Let's set sail in our little ship Let's discover a continent For just you and me The first one to set eyes on land Will take the other by the hand And pointing to the horizon The one will say: “Our journey's almost done.” Let's set sail in our little ship Let's discover a continent For just you and me Stacking logs and thatching a roof Making sure it's all weatherproof The freshest water and the richest soil Side by side through a hard day's toil Let's set sail in our little ship Let's discover a continent For just you and me Seasons come and seasons go My belly waxing to and fro The suckling ones grow bigger then they Build their own house around the bend Let's set sail in our little ship Let's discover a continent For just you and me
Johnny Appleseed Cornmeal mush is all you took for Thirty thousand miles on foot Come inside, stay a while I'll fix you things to eat I'll offer you some clothes too loose A soft bed and someone else's shoes Come inside, stay a while Rest your tired feet Haunted by a recurring dream Of the girl you left hanging from an apple tree Johnny Appleseed wanders the countryside Keeping to his task to keep out the rest Johnny Appleseed, right fresh from heaven sighed: “Please, let me make it up to strangers. In Ohio, all the farmers wives Thanked you with fresh apple pies And hurried to mend the tears in your pants Dumbfounded by their kindness and embarrassed by your shyness You slipped out the backdoor at the first chance Haunted by a recurring dream Of the girl you left hanging from an apple tree Johnny Appleseed wanders the countryside Keeping to his task to keep out the rest Johnny Appleseed, right fresh from heaven sighed: “Please, let me make it up to strangers. The famished cow you rescued from the Wealthy rotten Farmer John Offered, in gratitude, to turn itself to gold But you declined the offer, saying: “That was not for profit,” And ushered the straggler back into her fold Haunted by a recurring dream Of the girl you left hanging from an apple tree Johnny Appleseed wanders the countryside Keeping to his task to keep out the rest Johnny Appleseed, right fresh from heaven sighed: “Please, let me make it up to strangers.
Autumn
No no no, I know You owe me nothing No no no, I know I'm not your job No no no, I know We should just walk away We both know we know it's hard Autumn comes to a seaside town A little later than the rest The leaves hold on a little longer Than they would have out west No no no, I know You owe me nothing No no no, I know I'm not your job No no no, I know We should just walk away We both know we know it's hard The leaves let go, so let them go The leaves let go, so let them go The leaves let go, so let them go The leaves let go, so let them
Come Out of Your Mine
Independence Day There's a battleship parked in the river Reenacting, open doors, open arms then open fire There are mushroom clouds and machine-gunned copters descending In the snapcracklepop fizzle of the fireworks As they blast into the night air breathed in By innumerable passengers screaming "We are Number One " Independence Day Our Freedom is won To choose our own way When to go, what's to come But with each tie we break There is sacrifice How many lives will it take ? How many loves just must die ? There's a man I just met He hasn't kissed me yet He reminds me of someone else, only better But I'm made ou of wax, so easy to impress Am I melting too fast, dripping into your lips ? Because all my heroes have turned human this year Slinking 'round pool-tables, sinking into unflabled stupers Whispering into the night air or into some girl's hair " I am Number One " Independence Day Our Freedom is won To choose our own way When to go, what's to come But with each tie we break There is sacrifice How many lives will it take ? How many loves just must die ? There's a battleship parked in the Charles river Shooting off fireworks that light up the world, then fall in the water My love's next to me, head full of the next century And wandering whether there'll be a wedding tomorrow And the secret smoke signals in the aftermath of gunpowder Seem the most significant indication of what's to come Independence Day Our Freedom is won To choose our own way When to go, what's to come But with each tie we break There is sacrifice How many lives will it take ? How many loves just must die ? Strawberries Walking the tightrope Now no consequences Walking the tightrope Numb and defenceless I knocked on your door And you answered quite quickly Said I could not come in But we could walk around the garden together Arm in arm, enjoying the weather And inspecting the crops Green beans in profusion, long and straight Burdering the wine like weeping willow Ripe red tomatoes, soft and sweet Perched upon their furry stalk Begging you to pluck Crisp cucumbers proud bell peppers Radiating eighteen shades of life Life life life life Life life life life life Life life life life Life life life life life One green plastic basket of extra large Extra sweet, extra well-fed strawberries We ate them one by one 'til there was just one left The largest, sweetest, extra fancy And then we alternated bite by bite until it was all gone Then it was all gone All gone Walking the tightrope Now no consequences Walking the tightrope Numb and defenceless Can you spare any change for me tonight ? I need something to eat, somewhere to sleep tonight Can you spare any change for me tonight ? I need something to hold, something to hold me tonight Can you spare any change for me tonight ? I need someone to love, someone to love me tonight Life life life life Life life life life life Life life life life Life life life life life Walking the tightrope Jackals Jackals hide behind handsome faces Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, remind me, remind me In a bedroom of a brick & stuck house A girl in Seersucker pants reached for a book To pass the day away Not yet knowing the proper way to read The girl took the tales as fact and cried all afternoon After dinner and after her daily bath Clean-skinned and dump-haired she lay down to bed As the lights went out Under an Amish quilt and inside her flannel pajamas The girl wrestled with troubled thoughts Troubled sleep, troubled dreams The elevator opens on A while frost-bitten world I step out and the doors slide closed Leaving me alone With the only one who could hurt me Jackals hide behind handsome faces Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, remind me, remind me Old Giapetto sold all his winter clothes To buy books for his wooden son Who lied, lied through his nose And when the circus wagon came rollin' through the town The boy jumped aboard and left Not even a note In desperation over this disappearance The old man with arthritic hands tore down his house Plank by plank And carried each one by one, down to the harbour Trading his shoes for some nails and a hammer to build To build himself a boat The waters are wide But I will find my child I'll set out into the sun Until I met my end In the belly of a whale Jackals hide behind handsome faces Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, remind me, remind me Nineteen eithy two, Mercedes Blues and the rumbling sputter Of a diesel engine and the gooseflesh returns Isn't it a pity, isn't it a shame We can't see ourselves inside this moving sedans The windshield's too busy to reflect The outside looks lovely and oh so tempting The light on the smokestacks and water towers beckons me Beckons to me So hello, my newfound friend Disaster Come sit down at our round-table Let us ask your advices Should we bring on the accident ? Drive on my friends There's love beyond this bend Sky's falling doctor's calling But still it's worth the wait Time's passed Time is passing And time will pass Jackals hide behind handsome faces Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, remind me, remind me Save me While I wait for my lover to come I while away the bitter boredom But I won't go to sleep Until my lover comes I won't go to sleep 'Til my lover comes While I wait for my lover to come I waste away in the bathtub But i won't get out Until my lover comes No I won't go to sleep Until my lover comes Save me my darling Save me my sweet thing Baptize me clean And I'll be yours forever more While I wait for my lover to come The demon calls to measure my love But I won't answer the door Until my lover comes I will not answer the door Until my lover comes Hijikata Tatsumi He danced on his deathbed And so performed his final dance For friends, family and lovers And all those who'd had the chance To know him, to love him To know him, to love him My domesticated body And my mind by moderation tamed Seethe within my xeroxcopied skin And I ask him "Is all freedom dark ?" He danced on his deathbed And so performed his final dance For friends, family and lovers And all those who'd had the chance To know him, to love him To know him, to love him One thousand and one birds Take off in an instant Flying feeling-filling through the air And I ask them "Is all freedom light ?" He danced on his deathbed And so performed his final dance For friends, family and lovers And all those who'd had the chance To know him, to love him To know him, to love him Your room I try To remember your room There were three doors Leading to bathroom, closet, living-room And there were two windows With their blinds always drawn To keep out other people's eyes And the harsh summer sunlight As you sat on your downy white bed I try To remember your room Cinderblock bookshelves laden with Pretty picturebooks to look at As I sat on your downy white bed Learning about people, times and places I'd probably never know I try To remember your room Three big drawings on thick white paper That would billow with the summer breeze Over our heads As we sat On your downy white bed Looking at children's drawings, convict watercolors And eventually The three paintings that I made thee I try To remember your room Sunday Afternoon We saw a movie We saw a waterfall We saw an ocean We saw a lot of Baseball Close the curtains Let's stay home after all We saw a movie "Jesus of Montreal" We saw a Gipsy At a carnival Close the curtains Let's stay home after all Sunday afternoon It's a sunny day in my living room I've got the greys, and I've got the blues Of Sunday afternoons We saw a movie Shot in Paris, France And we felt groovy Fell into a trance Close the curtains While we still have the chance Sunday afternoon It's a sunny day in my living room I've got the greys, and I've got the blues Of Sunday afternoons We saw a movie We saw a starry sky We saw each other By candlelight Close the curtains Let's stay home tonight I've got a gun I've got a gun and a pocket full of bullets I'm gonna shoot you down You've got a gun and a pocket full of bullets You've gonna shoot me down And then we'll both be too dead To make love in the living room And then we'll both be too dead To have fun making the baby boom I've got a gun and a pocket full of bullets I'm gonna shoot you down You've got a gun and a pocket full of bullets You've gonna shoot me down And then we'll both be too dead To see freedom coming over the mountain And then we'll both be too dead To kiss and make up at our homecoming Life's not elegant, Mum Whatever your calling is Life's not elegant, Mum Whatever you're calling it I'm changing the face of warfare And I'm changing the face of warfare I've got a gun and a pocket full of bullets And you've got a gun and a pocket full of bullets And I'm gonna shoot you down And you've gonna shoot me down You're getting sleepy now Your eyes they close no matter How hard you try to overpower my powers You're getting sleepy now Your eyes they close no matter How hard you try to overpower my powers Spring Break all my bones I'll learn to walk again Break all my bones I'll learn to dance again Here comes the springtime April rains bring May blooms Here comes the timechange Green lawns and long afternoons Wipe off all my charms I'll learn to fly again Wipe off all my charms I'll learn to breathe underwater again Here comes the springtime Daffodils in Easter hats Here comes the timechange Spring forward, no more falling back Laugh at all my dreams I'll learn to see again Laugh at all my dreams I'll learn to hope and to try again Here comes the springtime Bare branches give birth to leaves Here comes the timechange Holding a new hand, grateful for the breeze Still my swollen lips I'll learn to speak again Still my swollen lips I'll learn to sing again Strange world There is a strange wind in the air today Tree branches are budding and then blown away There is a strange wind in the air today Spiny pods are dropping and then drift away But they will be blown into the next millenium And I promise myself I'm coming with them There is a strange wind in the air today My skirt lifts up, my hair's astray There is a strange wind in the air today My little body's born up and then thrown away But I will be born into the next millenium I jump aboard the ship of bored, lost children There is a strange wind in the air today I fill up my hot-air balloon And untie my stakes And I will be blown into the next millenium And I will be born into the next millenium Age Today's not an age made for maidens But I am the age of a maiden Maiden eyes, maiden lips Maiden thighs, maiden hips Maiden nose, maiden knows Today's not an age shaped for shepherds But you are the age of a shepherd Shepherd hands, shepherd feet Shepherd glands, shepherd heartbeat Shepherd nose, shepherd knows Today's not an age partial to pastures But here we are in a pasture Past your eyes, passed my lips Past your thighs, passez my hips Past your nose And the pasture knows The river and the ocean I am a river in the ocean Particles spread far and thin But I can still remember what I was then Now I am something greater, though less of what I was The day that I discovered I was a river in the ocean I am a bird whistling in the dark Stuck in this cavernous mine When silence falls, you know it's time to start running I am a bird that's never seen much light Stuck in this cavernous ark Soon they'll send me out to look for land And I'll bring back a little bark I am a stroller in the park Wrapped 'round this beautiful babe I and the dark skinned womanpushing me are its slaves I am a stroller in the park Walking my flypaper skin through the balmy august air Which sucks my body's waters from within I am a river in the ocean Particles spread far and thin But I can still remember what I was then Now I am something greater, though less of what I was The day that I discovered I was a river in the ocean Just a river in the ocean Just a river in the ocean But I'm waiting for the rainstorm To take me back upstream And I'm waiting for the brainstorn To fill me back to the brim So bring on the lightning This midnight orange sky grows frightening Break the water for me Cause I'm waiting for the rainstorm To take me back upstream And I'm waiting for the brainstorn To fill me back to the brim So bring on the lightning This midnight orange sky grows frightening Break the water for me Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream Row, row, row your boat Gently down the stream Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily Life is but a dream Life is but a dream Life is but a dream And what's the difference between nothing and everything And what's the difference between noone and everyone And what's the difference between nowhere and everywhere Everything, everyone and everywhere Everything, everyone and everywhere But what's the difference But I'm waiting for the rainstorm To take me back upstream And I'm waiting for the brainstorn To fill me back to the brim So bring on the lightning Bring on the enlightning Break the water for me
Zeroone
Digital Digital, binary system, ones and zeroes, dark versus light, Yin and yang, x and y, my mother and my father made me one night In the beginning, a murky mass of hydrogen helium voted to organize Into higher elements, carbon nitrogen and oxygen, protons electrons collide. Digital, binary system, ones and zeroes, dark versus light, Yin and yang, x and y, my mother and my father made me one night Forbidden fruit Rotting on the vine Forbidden fruit Turning to wine Intoxicating, intoxicating ???? Nakedly we lay in an ecstatic embrace, trying not to come Too quickly, one minute rise, plastic bagged lubricated safety tube This is not a through street, one cannot pass here But where me and you meet to graze the divine pastures This is not a through street, one cannot pass here But run and jump with two feet and break through all the matter Throw your body to the edge of crisis Paradise is everywhere. Throw your body to the edge of crisis Paralysis is everywhere Digital, binary system, ones and zeroes, dark versus light, Yin and yang, x and y, my mother and my father in me still fight Clogged veins arteries threaten minor heartattacks traffic jams prevail Thefoolthefish that failed to merge like the others did into one of two opposing schools Of population in transition, information transference overload Circuitboard's a sign of a city understanding, synapses awakening mind Citystate citizen citymeditate citymedecine Proteinzoned prozac, hormonefortified malefemales feel no ails From the moon revolving ‘round us, pulling tides and currents, blood dripping out of tune Seedless grapes tangerines longer lasting better tasting obedient mules This is not a through street; one cannot pass here But where me and you meet to graze the divine pastures This is not a through street; one cannot pass here But run and jump with two feet and break through all the matter Throw your body to the edge of crisis Paradise is everywhere Throw your body to the edge of crisis Paralysis is everywhere Digital, binary system, ones and zeroes, dark versus light Yin and yang, x and y, my mother and my father in me unite Visited by my ancestress Falling from her wilderness Through my bedroom window A dragon with sizzling breath A dragon with fourteenfootlong breasts To pass her ticking life on To suckle if you want You came you saw got what you wanted And now you'll go satisfied alone To stagnate wait for something better never comes The doldrums drone on And duplicate multiply rabbitly to the horizon Can't see nothing but horrible to the horizon Can't see nothing but horrible to the horizon Digital, binary system, ones and zeroes, dark versus light Yin and yang, x and y, my mother and my father made me one night
Poppy Fields I scrub my blackened feet Scrape off the caked on grime of the street I wash my hands and face Of the Worldly soot that accumulate In the day-in day-out farcical strife In the humdrum of everyday life And I enter my home clean Step up to the hearth I've deemed my own I sit down on the bidet And shower my flower of the decay That sets in when she lets in a guest For recreation no creation, her slight protest And I enter my bed clean Lay down my head and dream of another world Another world, another world The desert springs to life The golden chaparral gives up her rights To poppy fields for miles And purple lupin lavender behind Another world Waking with the sun The poppy petals peel back to open And turn the hills orange To start another cycle of seasons Another world We dance as whooping cranes Who once again have found their lifetime mates We bound across the plains Roll down slopes, fill our white coats with stains Of another world We come to rest as one At the bottom of the hill, start to make love We lean against the earth Rocking back and forth and back and forth, back and forth Another world Under a wild sky setting sun We ride the waves towards something still to come Another world, another world Another world, another world
Obsession O, my obsession O, my obsession Will I see you tomorrow Will I renew my sorrow Be like someone else now You've wasted much time in the henhouse I wear the clown's nose But the elastic band Sometimes goes snap And I go scrambling Across the floor Apologetically babbling Elle Elle pourrait comprendre Si tu m'embrasses (sera sera) Comme un enfant Why Princess Diana I see your face in the hands of Hong Kong kids summer ninety seven On the Bowery above Canal Chinatown Manhattan Mimeographed flyers In memoriam O, my obsession O, B-I-L-L-Y my obsession Will I see you tomorrow Will I renew my sorrow
Ziggurat Ziggurats are built only to crumble We approach the gods Then prepare to tumble down Love's a kind of knowledge You've written that on your arm The kind you learn in college In cafes and beds and bars And I am studying my youth away For they will take my island Of that much I'm sure The tides roll in from Thailand To pilfer my shores, grain by grain By grain, they drive me insane. I still drive under you influence Crawling cross-country A year and a day of St. Louis misery With my tail between my legs And my shoulders hunched. There's a shell on the beach For every broken home And we pick up the pieces From out the seafoam But our hands are too weak And small to hold them all Walking across the grass I've got a peaceful feeling How long will this moment last When will I hit the ceiling Shatter this beautiful feeling Into all those disregardable pieces Walking across the grass I've got a peaceful feeling Looking forward And through the past To see without seeing Into the sea of seathing Timespacematter where Nothing's the matter I am all alone You are all alone Her we are alone Together tonight I am all inside You are all inside How to get inside Each other tonight Hey you otter Crack open my shell Hey you oughta Dive deep for my pearl
Bound Feet & Feathered The safety behind bars and in motorcycle sidecars keeps me Asleep all night, deep alright, so I'm not frightened by the dark My ears tucked in my pillow, hear not the wind blow I'm a passenger, a prisoner. The will is not my own And when the customs officer asks if I've anything to declare I keep my mouth shut, so no one will mess with me The theater in nightclubs from Kabukicho to Las Vegas Shine the brightest stages, keep the tightest cages Swap the playbills for girls Bound feet & feathered, high-heeled and horned They do the can-can to the salariman, kowtowed and scorned And when the customs officer asks if I've anything to declare I keep my mouth shut, so no one will mess with me I hem my pants the appropriate length, so there'll be less chance Of me tripping in the street or of tracking mud from my soiled cuff Onto my neighbor's rug, among other stuff, their pristine white sheets I knock on their door, once one has gone to work And I slip in, dip in, to my neighbor's wet purse And when the customs officer asks if I've anything to declare I keep my mouth shut, so no one will mess with me The safety behind bars and in motorcycle sidecars keeps me Asleep all night, deep alright, so I'm not frightened by the dark My ears tucked in my pillow, hear not the wind blow I'm a passenger, a prisoner. The will is not my own And when the customs officer asks if I've anything to declare I keep my mouth shut, so no one will mess with me
Merry Me Once I was enslaved to a human being What to do today now that I'm free Merry me, merry me, merry me Is this how it feels to realize one's dreams Once I was enslaved to a human being My mother, my lover, next who will it be Marry me, marry me, marry me I'm happiest in the pursuit of liberty Once I was enslaved to a human being One half the saint and the other the villain Marry me, marry me, marry me Kiss the only hand there in emergency Marry me, marry me, marry me Kiss the only hand there 'til eternity Once I was enslaved to a human being What to do today now that I'm free Merry me, merry me, merry me Is this how it feels to realize my dreams
Can I Can I think I can, I can I think, think I can Can I think I can, I can I think, think I can Take my raging bull by the horns And ride her cross barren plains and dark forests Somewhere between devotion and indifference Volatile daydreaming, waxing waning wallowing Then wide-eyed, oh wide-eyed Can I think I can, I can I think, think I can Can I think I can, I can I think, think I can Fight to defend and survive No more yielding helpless hopeless to the weight of time Somewhere between devotion and indifference Volatile daydreaming, waxing waning wallowing Then wide-eyed, oh wide-eyed Somewhere between devotion and indifference Volatile daydreaming, waxing waning wallowing Then wide-eyed, oh wide-eyed Can I think I can, I can I think, think I can Can I think I can, I cannot think, cannot think Cannot think, cannot think In other people's opinions, I swell or shrink In other people's opinions, I swell or shrink Can I think I can, I cannot think, cannot think Cannot think, cannot think On other people's opinions, I swim or sink On other people's opinions, I swim or sink Can I think I can, I cannot think, cannot think Cannot think, cannot think Grandma, hold my hand now These steps are steep and uneven even My little legs are a-trembling Working so hard to keep up, keep up With everyone walking so fast Leaving us two behind behind Pull me ‘round the block in the wagon Pull me as fast, as fast as you can Feed me all the things you've been hiding From Uncle Art in his upstairs bedroom Where are the trays that fold out So we can eat watching television Can I think I can, I cannot think, cannot think Cannot think, cannot think In other people's opinions, I swell or shrink On other people's opinions, I swim or sink Can I think I can, I cannot think, cannot think Cannot think, cannot think Grandma, hold my hand now These steps are steep and uneven even Your little legs are a-trembling Working so hard to keep up, keep up With everyone walking so fast Leaving us two behind behind Can I think I can, I can I think, think I can Can I think I can, I can I think, think I can Take my raging bull by the horns And ride her cross barren plains and dark forests Fight to defend and survive No more yielding helpless hopeless to the weight of time Somewhere between devotion and indifference Volatile daydreaming, waxing waning wallowing Then wide-eyed, oh wide-eyed Somewhere between devotion and indifference Volatile daydreaming, waxing waning wallowing Then wide-eyed, oh wide-eyed Can I
*** Thanx a lot to Luciano for this one ***
Amnesia We drove out to the Long Island shore With Bobo's body on the backseat floor Parked the car and hauled her out to the waves to say our goodbyes Seven eight times she came rolling back—our shirtsleeves waterlogged Her fur just damp. We took her in our arms and with all our might Flung her into the recessing tide and prayed, ninth time's a charm Just then the sunset exploded from o'er the dunes where we stood frozen And from the brilliant shades of purple pink and orange We knew she would not return as a dog Our puppies go blind deaf an senile then die in our arms Seven eight waves of denial then ninth tide's the charm Three white pages all covered with Braille the hand-woven lacework of a young bride's veil lean up against this shooting gallery wall an anonymous letter for an autonomous fall I love you I miss you I need you I walk out aimlessly through leaf-strewn streets Wonder why the elms have gone extinct Pass factory buildings, all brick and brawn Ghosts of a revolution come and gone And I stop at the bridge built between us Our lovers go blind deaf and senile, then die in our arms Seven eight waves of denial, then ninth tide's the charm Amnesia we've fallen and gotten up To feel the hole where there once was love Amnesia we've fallen and gotten up To feel the freedom of an empty cup Our puppy loves go blind deaf and senile, then die in our arms Seven eight waves of denial, then ninth tide's the charm Amnesia we've fallen and gotten up To see the beauty of a setting sun
Like a knife Like a knife Come to slit my ties To the past To all the things which bind Me to the grave You came You came in the morning After a long night You came in the morning After a dark night I stared into the knife To see if it would hurt me Threaten my life Use me and desert me To a decision, I came I came in the morning After a long night I came in the morning After a dark night I took the knife Slid it under my belt Was so surprised At the joy I felt To come out of the mourning After a long night To come out of the mourning After a dark night Like a knife Come to slit our ties To the past To all the things which bind Us to the grave We came We came in the morning After a long night We came in the morning After a dark night
Tugboat When the tugboat tires of pulling someone else's weight When the tugboat tires of giving all the credit away There'll be silence in the factories Empty shelves and pantries Just you wait When the tugboat tires of sweating for minimum wages When the tugboat tires of swallowing its pride and rage There will be weeds by the million There will be hedges needing trimming There will be chamberpots overflowing There'll be conglomerates undergoing Sudden change When the tugboat tires of pulling someone else's weight When the tugboat tires of giving all the credit away There will be one less in the bed that night No one to undress you that night, just you wait ‘Til the tugboat tires
The Golden State
88 Ways Gravity and entropy They have it out inside of me Eighty-eight ways to build and destroy I dig my own grave. I carve my decoy. O. What should I be in this world so self-destructing O, what should I be in this world so self-constructing Eighty-eight ways to build and destroy I fuel my decay. I trample my joy O, what should I be in this world so self-destructing O, what should I be in this world so self-constructing Gravity and entropy They have it out inside of me The hermit and the hero walk in parallel lines One with bow and arrow, the other bowed eyes In the house of mirrors Looking different but the same One pendulum swings from loving To and back from disdain Eighty-eight ways to build and destroy I dig my own grave. I carve my decoy O, what should I be in this world so self-destructing O, What should I be in this world so self-constructing Gravity and entropy They have it out inside of me Digital Digital, binary system, ones and zeroes, dark Versus light Yin and yang, x and y, my mother and my father made me one night In the beginning, a murky mass of hydrogen helium Voted to organize into higher elements carbon nitrogen and oxygen, protons electrons collide Digital, binary system, ones and zeroes, dark versus light Yin and yang, x and y, my mother and my father made me one night Forbidden fruit rotting on the vine Forbidden fruit turning to wine. Intoxicating. Nakedly we lay in an ecstatic embrace, trying not to come too quickly One minute rise, plastic bagged lubricated safety tube This is not a through street; one cannot pass here But where me and you meet to graze the divine pastures This is not a through street; one cannot pass here But run and jump with two feet And break through all the matter Throw your body to the edge of crisis Paralysis is everywhere Throw your body to the edge of crisis Paradise is everywhere Digital, binary system, ones and zeroes, dark versus light Yin and yang, x and y, my mother and my father In me still fight, in me unite. Independence day
There's a battleship parked in the river Reenacting open doors, open arms, then open fire There are mushroom clouds and machine-gunned copters descending In the snap crackle pop fizzle of the fireworks As they blast into the night air breathed in by innumerable passengers Screaming "We Are Number One." Independence Day, our freedom is won To choose our own way, when to go, what's to come But with each tie we break, there is sacrifice How many lives will it take ? How many loves just must die There's a man I just met, he hasn't kissed me yet He reminds me of someone else, only better But I'm made out Of wax, so easy to impress Am I melting too fast, dripping into your lips Because all my heroes have turned human this year Slinking 'round pool tables, sinking into unfabled stupors Whispering in the night air or into some girl's hair "I Am Number One." There's a battleship parked in the Charles River Shooting off fireworks that light up the world Then fall in the water My love's next to me, head full of the next century And wondering whether there'll be a wedding tomorrow And the secret smoke signals In the aftermath of gunpowder Seem the most significant indication of what's to come Merry Me
Once I was enslaved to a human being What to do today now that I'm free Merry me, merry me, merry me Is this how it feels to realize one's dreams Once I was enslaved to a human being My mother, my lover, next who will it be Marry me, marry me, marry me I'm happiest in pursuit of liberty Once I was enslaved to a human being One half the saint and the other the villain Marry me, marry me, marry me Kiss the only hand there in emergency Marry me, marry me, marry me Kiss the only hand there 'til eternity Once I was enslaved to a human being What to do today now that I'm free Merry me, merry me, merry me Is this how it feels to realize my dreams Like a knife Like a knife come to slit my ties to the past To all the things which bind me to the grave, you came You came in the morning after a long night You came in the morning after a dark night I stared into the knife. to see if it would hurt me Threaten my life, use me and desert me To a decision, I came. I came in the morning after a long night I came in the morning after a dark night I took the knife, slid it under my belt Was so surprised at the joy I felt To come out of the mourning, I came I came out of the mourning after a long night I came out of the mourning after a dark night Like a knife come to slit our ties to the past To all the things which bind us to the grave, we came We came in the morning after a long night We came in the morning after a dark night Autumn No no no, I know You owe me nothing No no no, I know I'm not your job No no no. I know We should just walk away We both know we know it's hard Autumn comes to a seaside town A little later than the rest The leaves hold on a little longer Than they would have out West The leaves let go, so let them go The leaves let go, so let them go The leaves let go, so let them go The leaves let go, so let them Growing pains
I've been heartbroken for a year and a day My adultery put my child to bed in shame She's not feeling well. She won't come out to play All he other girls and boys, they know what's best : Forgive the past and live for the present
I've been heartbroken for a year and a day My adultery put my child to bed in shame She's not feeling well. She won't come out to play All he other girls and boys, they know what's best : Forgive the past and live for the present These are the growing pains Love is born; life must change These are the growing pains The breakdown of the barricades There's fear and cowardice to be overcome By instinct, force and momentum Poppy Fields I scrub my blackened feet Scrape off the caked on grime of the street I wash my hands and face Of the Worldly soot that accumulate In the day-in day-out farcical strife In the humdrum of everyday life And I enter my home clean Step up to the hearth I've deemed my own I sit down on the bidet And shower my flower of the decay That sets in when she lets in a guest For recreation no creation, her slight protest And I enter my bed clean Lay down my head and dream of another world The desert springs to life The golden chaparral gives up her rights To poppy fields for miles And purple lupin lavender behind Another world Waking with the sun The poppy petals peel back to open And turn the hills orange To start another cycle of seasons Another world We dance as whooping cranes Who once again have found their lifetime mates We bound across the plains Roll down slopes, fill our white coats with stains Of another world We come to rest as one At the bottom of the hill, start to make love We lean against the earth Rocking back and forth and back and forth, back and forth Another world Under a wild sky setting sun We ride the waves towards something still to come Another world Hijikata He danced on his deathbed And so performed his final dance For friends, family, and lovers And all those who'd had the chance To know him, to love him My domesticated body And my mind by moderation tamed Seethe within my xerox-copied skin And I ask him : "Is all freedom dark" One thousand and one birds Take off in an instant Flying-feeling-filling through the air And I ask them : "Is all freedom light" He danced on his deathbed And so performed his final dance For friends, family, and lovers And all those who'd had the chance To know him, to love him Age of Reason In my age of reason Complicated by feeling I dream of impossible things I dream of impractical things In my age of anxiety Complicated by destiny I waste away the day In my age of anger Complicated by female matters I scream mutiny In my age of desperation Complicated by ambition I shoot myself in the foot In my age of envy Complicated by money I go for broke In my age of doubt Complicated by our falling out I pray to an unexistent God In my age of reason Complicated by feeling I dream of impossible things I dream of impractical things
Manzanita
The way I've been looking for a way out Of this crazy situation now The world in crisis; seems like paradise Was lost and won't be found And all of life is endangered And on the verge of breaking down I wake up all fear and dread-locked By all the things I cannot talk about. We built our house of cards on ignorance, A landfill of deceit. The walls are hollow And we listen, worry what they will secrete Woe woe woe woe is we We all know they've got it fixed In politico-economics. We're junking bonds; we're dropping Bombs we've made by guzzling gasoline. Public confidence is shaken Like the apple from the tree. Namu Amida Butsu, gomen. Forgive me for my trespasses. I do my best to exist east of Eden, West of garbagetown, over-accumulated Karma. Armageddon, full meltdown. Woe woe woe woe is me. I've been looking for a way out Of this crazy situation now Our world in crisis; seems like paradise Was lost and won't be found And both our lives are endangered And on the verge of breaking down. Woe woe woe woe is we. Then the garden gates swing wide, And we enter paradise. We are angels; we are good. We open our wings; we've understood How time and change are fine, They're the way. They're the way. What if we do We sit in the grass and we talk of our pasts, A rollcall of all our lovers. A feeling arises we both recognize. We could fulfill each other. What if we do? We each have travelled and come to a rest. We're trying to make things happen. Neither of us know how to measure success. Hey, we could fall in love and be happy. What if we do? All the butterflies rise to the surface. I say stupid things when I get nervous. Watch the sunset, forget all the chatter All the butterflies say it don't matter. It's getting late. We had better head back. We could stop and get some dinner. There's a full moon rising, the stars are aligned. We could spend the night together. What if we do? My room is white My room is white, the walls And all my appliances, all compliances. I live in silence, my windows Closed to traffic, all that racket. You are the opposite. I could never fit Into your apartment. Are we going to give up or (are) we going to try? Are we going to give up or (are) we going to try to learn what life is? The tide comes in, and we're caught By the rocks and the wetness neverendless. We kiss for the first time, our lips and tongues Tied in fitness, infiniteness. Then the ocean pulls back somehow, To reveal a crowd of uncertainty. Are we going to live up to the words we said? Are we going to live up to love we made? Made? Made? A house, a garden, a family tree, Fruit aplenty, all varieties. Desire fulfilled, inspired until The awakening from our daydreaming. Here in reality, what we make believe We can make happen. Are we going to give up or are we going to try? Are we going to live up or are we going to die tonight? Are we going to give up or are we going to try? Are we going to give up or are we going to try to learn what life is? The last night of winter Thanks for your letter. It made me feel better. I was down, And it gave me a lift; appeared the Goodyear blimp. The tree out your window is covered in pink snow. You put a few blossoms in the envelope. I didn't know. Now on the sidewalk, outside my p.o. Box, I'm a parade. I'm confetti of fuschia hearts. We are never really apart. You dreamed of me the last night of summer. You dreamed of me the last night of summer. You were coming. I was leaving. We met in the harbor Where whaling ships dock. We threw some rocks. Everyone wanted you. I was not immune to the fever That overtook the cast and crew. I couldn't get to you. But I had a secret, a torch to give you. I stole an hour Or two to share the fruit I grew with you. I dreamed of you the last night of winter. I dreamed of you the last night of winter. (Hidden treasure, buried long ago, of immeasurable gold. I'm drawing a map, connecting the dots, fusing the past to the present.) I must always remember our moments together And believe in magic. It exists just beneath the surface. New York City thinks it knows everything. The buildings, The people threaten to crush your body, your mind, your soul. But you keep writing, and i'll keep writing, and one day The story will be told. All our oysters will unfold. You dreamed of me the last night of summer. I'll dream of you the last night of winter. Muscle bone & blood I am a human being. I'm made of muscle, bone and blood. I'm full of awful feelings, Self-hatred and mistrust. I need you now to be here with me. I cannot reach the light. I need you now to believe in me. I've been giving up the fight. I am a selfish monster, Cold-blooded and remote. My words are flaming daggers. They send you up in smoke. I need you now to abandon me. My heart is in a knot. I need you now to put your hands on me. Let's give it one more shot. I am a reckless woman. I always make such a mess. I follow my intuition Into the vampire's nest. I want to change for the better, Clean the slate, be good forever. I am a human being. I'm made of muscle, bone and blood. I'm full of awesome feelings Like unconditional love. I want you and me together, Faithfully and through all weather. Casa nova I can fall in love again. I can feel the curse you cast is over. No more no more Casanova. Hip hip hurray, oh hallelujah. I haven't changed much in these ten years. I hit my head up against the wall Of my same ol' fears, my same ol' fears, My same ol' tears. I'm breaking mirrors. I know myself again. I remember what is good about me If I let it out of hiding, My enemy, proven to keep me down Love as a memory of kindness And cruelty and cruelty And honesty and true beauty. I can fall in love again. I can feel the curse I cast is over. No more no more Casanova. Hip hip hurray, oh Supernova, Supernova, Supernova, Four-Leaf Clover. Luna lune Luna Lune, Let me see your other side. One you never show to the world Show to me. Luna Lune, You are all reflection, Sign, symbol, second nature. Reveal yourself to me. Luna Lune, luna lune, Lay down and deep with me In silent space. Here you come and go again. Here you come and go again away. Luna Lune, Let me see your other side. One you never show to the world Show to me. Tongue-tied Looking for a window into your soul. If and when I find it, will the blinds be closed? I drag me up the drainpipe, Leap for the fire ladder. Seventeen stories, And I'm still climbing higher. Looking for a window into your soul. If and when I find it, will the blinds be closed? I went to Samy's Camera To buy binoculars, Took home a tall telescope Ten thousand times power. Looking for a window into your soul. If and when I find it, will the blinds be closed? I set up on a rooftop Just across the way. In the summer, sweat poured. In the winter, it was rain. Looking for a window into your soul. If and when I find it, will the blinds be closed? Looking for a window into your heart. If and when I find it, will the insides be dark? Looking for a window into your mind. If and when I find it, will we both be tongue-tied? Deep at sea I am deep at sea. I made myself break free Of the anchor keeping me Safe and sound in sanity, Safe inside my old routine. I am far from land. I have left in my hand A few grains of sand, And I try to understand The world in all its expanse. Alone again, I hope to find A greater kindness, peace of mind, A faith, a joy in my core. I leave my love on familiar shores. I am deep at sea. The waves roll over me. Tossed among eternity, I am as much as everything. I am good for nothing. Alone again, I hope to find A greater kindness, peace of mind, A faith, a joy in my core. I head for some unknown shore. I am deep at sea. I am swimming. I am free. A great love envelops me. I feel a part of something. This life, it is for living. The truth is growing stronger. My youth is getting farther. I am deep at sea. I gave you my home I gave you my home. I gave you my hope. The walls, they surround us, Unbound us. We are one. I gave you my heart. I gave you my art. All of creation Is here in my kitchen. Soup is on. Lover, lover. Come on over. You gave me your home. You gave me your hope, Built us an altar Of bronze and redwood timber. The stairs are done. You gave me your heart. You gave me your art, Drawings and flowers And so many hours. Night has come. Lover, lover Roll on over. We woke up from dreams, Took turns at the sink. We crawl back into bed. There are eggs for an omelette, If you're hungry. Lover, lover Turn me over.
Gea
River of Life/The Yes Song
River river river river River of life River river river river River of life The very first morning Of our great love understanding We talked until we were not able Touching underneath the table The purple rocky mountains Of the new world rose out of darkness We stumbled into our reflection And the sun shone straight in our direction River river river river River of life River river river river River of life Dia, todo dia, todo dia Everyday everyday The very first morning Of our great love understanding The sun rose straight in our direction And awakened our perfection River river river river River of life River river river river River of life Freedom from oppression Self-expression for everyone For everyone, everyday Dia, todo dia, todo dia Everyday everyday River river river river River of life River river river river River of life The very first morning Of our great love understanding We talked until we were not able Touching underneath the table The purple rocky mountains Of the new world rose out of darkness We stumbled into our reflection And the sun shone straight in our direction River river river river River of life River river river river River of life The present moment is revealed To contain all that is real We walk along the cliffs Atop groundlessness Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes The present moment is revealed To contain all that is real No orders no borders no relatives No formers no futures no precedence Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes The present moment is revealed To contain all that is real We walk along the cliffs Atop groundlessness Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
Night of a thousand kisses
On the night of a thousand kisses On the night of a thousand kisses We looked into the void We looked into the void On the night of a thousand questions On the night of a thousand questions We looked into each other We looked into each other On the night of a thousand tidal waves On the night of a thousand freshwater pearls We looked a lot like the moon Hills and valleys, almost full
*** Thanx a lot to Dimitri for this one ***
Big bad wolf & black widow spider There was a black widow spider. Big bad wolf sat down beside her. “Hey now what's up, my little ladybug? Can I lie here by your shiny web?” “Yes sir, my pleasure please. You put me at ease On the lonely road. Take, take my time. The scenery is fine. And we belong.” Big bad wolf to black widow spider, One hundred proof, rubber souls on fire, “I gotta go now. I have no attention. No way home. And no direction.” “Please, don't go yet We have just met On the lonely road. Wait, we'll take our time We'll be just fine Where we belong. “Please, don't go yet We have just met On the lonely road. Wait, we'll take our time We'll be just fine On the lonely road.”
Sleepless Nights David, is it true that fear is lavender How do you walk the waves so free Fear is an ocean of unknown proportion It strikes me down some sleepless nights Some sleepless nights, some sleepless nights, some sleepless nights Out on the patio, I told you how long ago I had abandoned my will Under the circumstance, I really had no chance The loss, the let-down, the lameness haunt me still How far we go along the road away from ourselves How far we go along the road away from ourselves We were not getting along, retreat already begun Though we made it through the night Time came to climb the wall I was hoping I would fall back onto your side When one is hurt, and one is meek, and one is lost Love is like that lilac wine It makes you drunk; it makes you cry tears and laughter, ecstasy Our bodies move in harmony We walked into town to find the man we found His wife served us rice and beans and beer We got just what we wanted headed down to the ocean's mouth to make our peace again How far we go along the road to find ourselves How far we go along the road to find ourselves
Esperar es caro
( Armando Suárez-Cobián ) Hora, hora de la caída. Ora en cualquier ángulo. Yo espero En la orilla donde la sombra quiebra mi mano y la contiene Y al punto se hace saliva un deseo en mi boca. Esperar es caro, caro esperar Esperar es caro, caro esperar Lo que no dijimos se convierte en secreto. Lo que fué y significa, lo que fué que fué que fué Es otra historia. Yo espero todos los golpes. Veo Todos todos incluyo el mio. Todos todos todos todos incluyo el mio Hora, hora de la caída. Ora en cualquier ángulo. Yo espero Aquí y no es secreto la brusca caída de la sombra. Esperar es caro, caro esperar Esperar es caro, caro esperar Esperar esperar es caro Esperar esperar es caro
( Armando Suárez-Cobián ) Hour of the fall, ours at any angle. I wait On the shore where the shadow shatters my hand and holds it And instantly a desire turns to spittle in my mouth. Waiting is dear Waiting is dear What we did not say becomes a secret. What it used to be and mean Is another story. I wait for every blow. I see Every blow. Even mine. Every, every, every, every blow. Even mine Hour of the fall. Ours at any angle. I wait Here and the sudden fall of the shadow is no secret. Waiting is dear Waiting is dear Waiting is dear Waiting is dear
Kokoro
(La Ninja: Amor And Other Dreams Of Manzanita LP) Okay, I understand That we can never be More than a moment More than a midsummer's dream A page torn out and crumpled A memory fading It's a shame with life so short Knock knock. I opened my door Oh to be understood here in the neighborhood Holy communion brother and sisterdom Is all that's left for us So get back on the bus She, I know her name Must be quite something Oh to hold you In my arms all night I never told you The things I thought I might Oh well, I'll keep it to myself For there will be many rainy days Extreme happiness Brings extraordinary pain Me in my fortress Bleed just the same It's over us This moment will pass Kokoro, kokoro, kokoro, kokoro * Kokoro Kokoro, kokoro, kokoro, kokoro Kokoro Break, break, break my broken heart Take, take, take my open arms Kokoro, kokoro, kokoro, kokoro Kokoro Kokoro, kokoro, kokoro, kokoro Kokoro You come to me In dreams We're so hungry Ghost, I love you Wherefore art thy mate Here inside me Wait until I wake And don't forget your watch And close the screen door latch
* Kokoro : japanese word that means "heart" or "spirit"
Can I Borrow You Can I borrow, borrow you Until tomorrow afternoon We'll find that feeling We'll find that feeling We'll find that feeling We'll find that feeling Can I borrow, borrow you Until tomorrow afternoon We'll find the meaning We'll find the meaning We'll find the meaning We'll find the meaning Can I borrow, borrow you Until tomorrow afternoon We'll find that feeling We'll find that feeling We'll find that feeling We'll find that feeling Can I borrow, borrow you Until tomorrow afternoon We'll find the meaning We'll find the meaning...
In The End My inhibition Your indifference Are almost finished I wait until the end In the end You say nothing Can't lift a hand You must see me suffering Or is the distance deeper than that Deeper than that Is my love for you Even if it never gets back to you Back to the drawing board Picture yourself in a new light What's all that suffering for I'm left, you're right You're always right After the hurricane When nobody cared or came Where was our consciousness Lost in some other interest In the end My inhibition Your indifference Are almost finished Why wait until the end You say nothing Can't lift a finger Running on empty You have no love to give her Are we so different Evolution made us so I'm all relationship You're on your own I'm on my own With my love for you Even if it never gets back to you Rocketship Leaving the atmosphere One last breath of earthly fear Never fear, never fear Hush now my dear
Old World New World It's an old world, old world It's an old world It's an old world, old world It's an old world It's an old world, old world It's an old world I devise a better way to be Maybe not for you But it may be for me It's a new world, new world It's a new world It's a new world, new world It's a new world It's a new world, new world It's a new world A new world, new world It's a new world I devise a better way to be Maybe not for you But it may be for me It's a new world, new world It's a new world A new world, new world It's a new world
Cosmic Ocean Ship
Paraty Paraty paradise Parachute into my life Paraty, paradise exists Morning sun on the lazy beach Waterfalls awaiting Take a swim in the salty sea Coconut and acai Mango juice and coffee Take a sip, take some time to be Paraty pirateman Parasail to the island. Paraty paradise Parachute into my life. Paraty paradise exists. Paraty paradise exists. Barefeet in the golden sand Take a walk up the ancient path Through the jungle, leaves and vines and roots Butterflies, blue and red Lead the way overhead To the river, water sweet and fresh Paraty pirateman Parasail to the island Paraty paradise Parachute into my life Paraty paradise exists Paraty paradise exists Paraty paradise exists My Baby Lives in Paris My Baby Lives in Paris Far from the Eiffel Tower In his arrondissement Nineteen lilies flower Blooming in my flavor Doing me a favor Sweet smell of decision Come closer, out of vision The night brings us home Where we can be skin and bone My Baby Lives in Paris He buys cigarettes Downstairs at the Turkish tabac Then past the Chinese market For bread and pain au chocolat Wake me up while they're still hot. We eat our breakfast in bed, Café crème on my neck In the morning, doves cry The clouds part, and the sun shines In the morning, doves cry The clouds part, and the sun shines Come, shower, get dressed My baby lives in Paris We walk up to the doorstep Birthplace of Edith Piaf I sing a song of hers and A song of yours and mine and Our love just beginning I'm so full of longing Oh j'aime, j'aime, j'aime, je t'aime Oh je t'aime, t'aime, t'aime, je t'aime Under the Sun I am the Ocean You are the Salt in my Sea The Cream in my Coffee The Honey in my Tea Maybe we should spend the summer Maybe we should spend some time together Under the Sun I am the Ocean You are the land My deep Devotion Crashes on your Sand Maybe we should spend the summer Maybe we should spend this Life together Under the Sun I am the Ocean You are the Wind in my Sail We drink my Love Potion We are steep in the Gail Maybe we should spend the summer Baby, we should spend the winter Under the Sun Skipping Stones Skipping stones Glad to be home I'm still alive Water the plants Do a little dance In the meantime This is where I am This is where I stand Skipping stones Time on my own I can hear my breath And the return Making me burn To be myself Wondering if I can Be a good woman A good woman, a good woman A good woman, a good woman Skipping stones Answering the phone I know your voice Medicine to me Making me free To be myself Show me what I am A very good woman For such a good man, such a good man A good woman, for such a good man Skipping stones Glad to be alone With you at last I am yours And you are mine If love can last Skipping stones Glad to be alone With you at last Summer Lover Come on Summer, give me a smile That long, cold winter lasted quite a while Come on Summer, sweet lemonade A skinny dip, a picnic by the lake The green grass and the pine trees They do me good And the bright sun on my skin Feeling brand new Brand new in love with you In love with you Come on Summer, work your charm A golden tan and this lovely man on my arm Come on Summer, laughing all day And love all night in the soft bed where we lay Let's go down to the beach See the sunset sky Our dancing mandala feet Wash out in the tide, the tide. The tide is coming and going The tide is coming and going Summer Lover You make me smile You make me smile Come on Summer, fill me up to my ears With love and light to last me all through the year Summer Lover Summer, you do me good You do me good La Havana Been so long here on this island of myself I know each high and Low and how the weather changes My perspective, my position Who I am and in what Humankind love relation Cosmic ocean ship Cosmic ocean ship It's hard making sense Of ourselves and everything else My mind, my heart, my soul felt Looking at some photographs O how we lived O how we laughed Yes I remember happy times Though in the minute I could have cried Who am I and in what Humankind love relation Cosmic ocean ship Cosmic ocean ship Love came to our table Serving wine and bread The wonder in your eyes I never will forget La Havana, La Havana, La Havana… Canto de Iemanja (Baden Powell/Vinicius de Moraes) Iemanja, Iemanja E a Dona Janaina que vem Iemanja E muito tristeza que vem Vem do luar do ceu Vem do luar No mar coberto de flor, meu Bem De Iemanja De Iemanja a cantar o amor E a se mirar Na lua triste no ceu, meu Bem Triste no mar Se voce quiser amar Se voce quiser amor Vem comigo a Salvador Para ouvir Iemanja A cantar, na mare que vai E na mare que vem Do fim, mais do fim, do mar Bem mais alem Bem mais alem Do que o fim do mar Bem mais alem The Rising Tide Got to face a changing planet Weather, land, ocean and air Population out of balance Wages world warfare Can we fix it with our love Can we rise above Got to face myself Can I manage Ride those emotional waves Will I just let it happen The crush of hours, the crash of days Can I learn with my love Can I rise above The rising tide, the rising tide Face to face with my lover Finding recognition there We take comfort in one another Take time, take care Can we live on out love Can we rise above The rising tide, the rising tide All My City All my city Has gotten to me Hidden from my eyes All the beauty Inside outside me In concrete disguise Call to Nature Take me in your arms All my family My friends, my memories They keep me here In the city Yes how I love thee I want to be near Call to Nature Let me in your heart I'm in the city How can we be apart All my city Inside outside me What becomes of us Friends and family Always expanding From dawn to dusk Call to Nature Take us in your arms We are the city We mean no harm Gracias a la Vida (by Violeta Parra) Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto Me dio dos luceros que cuando los abro Perfecto distingo lo negro del blanco Y en el alto cielo su fondo estrellado Y en las multitudes el hombre que yo amo Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto Me ha dado el sonido y el abedecedario Con él las palabras que pienso y declaro Madre amigo hermano y luz alumbrando La ruta del alma del que estoy amando Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto Me ha dado la marcha de mis pies cansados Con ellos anduve ciudades y charcos, Playas y desiertos montanas y llanos Y la casa tuya, tu calle y tu patio. Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto Me dio el corazon que agita su marco Cuando miro el fruto del cerebro humano Cuando miro el bueno tan lejos del malo Cuando miro el fondo de tus ojos claros Gracias a la Vida que me ha dado tanto Me ha dado la risa y me ha dado el llanto Asã yo distingo dicha de quebranto Los dos materiales que forman mi canto Y el canto de ustedes que es el mismo canto Y el canto de todos que es mi propio canto
Floresta
Misterios ( Joyce ) Um fogo queimou dentro de mim Que não tem mais jeito de se apagar Nem mesmo com toda água do mar Preciso aprender os mistérios do fogo Pra te incendiar Um rio passou dentro de mim Que eu não tive jeito de atravessar Preciso um navio pra me levar Preciso aprender os mistérios do rio Pra te navegar I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Vida breve, natureza Quem mandou, coração Um vento bateu dentro de mim Que eu não tive jeito de segurar A vida passou pra me carregar Preciso aprender os mistérios do mundo Pra te ensinar Um vento bateu dentro de mim Que eu não tive jeito de segurar A vida passou pra me carregar Preciso aprender os mistérios do mundo Pra te ensinar Preciso aprender os mistérios do mundo Pra te ensinar Preciso aprender os mistérios do mundo Pra te ensinar Chovendo na Roseira ( Antonio Carlos Jobim ) Olha, está chovendo na roseira Que só dá rosa, mas não cheira A frescura das gotas úmidas Que é de Betinho, que é de Paulinho Que é de João, que é de ninguém Pétalas de rosa carregadas pelo vento Um amor tão puro carregou meu pensamento Olha, um tico-tico mora ao lado E passeando no molhado Adivinhou a primavera Olha que chuva boa prazenteira Que vem molhar minha roseira Chuva boa criadeira Que molha a terra, que enche o rio Que lava o céu, que traz o azul I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Olha o jasmineiro está florido E o riachinho de água esperta Se lança em vasto rio de águas calmas Ah, você é de ninguém Ah, você é de ninguém Ah, você é de ninguém Ah, você é de ninguém Menina, Amanhã de Manhã ( Tom Zé ) Menina , amanhã de manhã Quando a gente acordar quero te dizer Que a felicidade vai Desabar sobre os homens, vai Desabar sobre os homens, vai Desabar sobre os homens Na hora ninguém escapa De baixo da cama ninguém se esconde A felicidade vai Desabar sobre os homens, vai Desabar sobre os homens, vai Desabar sobre os homens Menina, ela mete medo Menina, ela fecha a roda Menina, não tem saída De cima, de banda ou de lado I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Menina, olhe pra frente Menina, todo cuidado Não queira dormir no ponto Segure o jogo, atenção Menina, ela mete medo Menina, ela fecha a roda Menina, não tem saída De cima, de banda ou de lado Menina, olhe pra frente Menina, todo cuidado Não queira dormir no ponto Segure o jogo, atenção de manhã Menina , amanhã de manhã Quando a gente acordar quero te dizer Que a felicidade vai Desabar sobre os homens, vai Desabar sobre os homens, vai Desabar sobre os homens Na hora ninguém escapa De baixo da cama ninguém se esconde A felicidade vai Desabar sobre os homens, vai Desabar sobre os homens, vai Desabar sobre os homens Menina, ela mete medo Menina, ela fecha a roda Menina, não tem saída De cima, de banda ou de lado Menina, olhe pra frente Menina, todo cuidado Não queira dormir no ponto Segure o jogo, atenção Menina, ela mete medo Menina, ela fecha a roda Menina, não tem saída De cima, de banda ou de lado Menina, olhe pra frente Menina, todo cuidado Não queira dormir no ponto Segure o jogo, atenção de manhã Menina a felicidade É cheia de praça, é cheia de traça É cheia de lata, é cheia de graça Menina, a felicidade É cheia de pano, é cheia de peno É cheia de sino, é cheia de sono Menina, a felicidade é cheia de ano É cheia de eno É cheia de hino, é cheia de onu Menina, a felicidade É cheia de an, é cheia de en É cheia de in, é cheia de on Menina, a felicidade É cheia de a, é cheia de é É cheia de i, é cheia de ó É cheia de a, é cheia de é É cheia de i, é cheia de ó É cheia de a, é cheia de é É cheia de i, é cheia de ó É cheia de a, é cheia de é É cheia de i, é cheia de ó É, i, ó, a É, i, ó, a É, i, ó, a... Luz do Sol ( Caetano Veloso ) Luz do sol Que a folha traga e traduz Em verde novo Em folha, em graça Em vida, em força, em luz Céu azul Que venha até Onde os pés Tocam a terra E a terra inspira E exala seus azuis... I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Reza, reza o rio Córrego pro rio Rio pro mar Reza correnteza Roça a beira A doura areia Marcha um homem Sobre o chão Leva no coração Uma ferida acesa Dono do sim e do não Diante da visão Da infinita beleza Finda por ferir com a mão Essa delicadeza A coisa mais querida A glória, da vida Luz do sol Que a folha traga e traduz Em verde novo Em folha, em graça Em vida, em força, em luz Reza, reza o rio Córrego pro rio Rio pro mar Reza correnteza Roça a beira A doura areia Marcha um homem Sobre o chão Leva no coração Uma ferida acesa Dono do sim e do não Diante da visão Da infinita beleza Finda por ferir com a mão Essa delicadeza A coisa mais querida A glória, da vida Luz do sol Que a folha traga e traduz Em verde novo Em folha, em graça Em vida, em força, em luz Em folha, em graça Em vida, em força, em luz Em folha, em graça Em vida, em força, em luz O Vento ( Dorival Caymmi ) Vamos chamar o vento Vamos chamar o vento E Curimã Vento que dá na vela Vela que leva o barco Barco que leva a gente Gente que leva o peixe Peixe que dá dinheiro, Curimã Vento que dá na vela Vela que leva o barco Barco que leva a gente Gente que leva o peixe Peixe que dá dinheiro, Curimã I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã Vamos chamar o vento Vamos chamar o vento E Curimã Vento que dá na vela Vento que vira o barco Barco que leva a gente Gente que leva o peixe Peixe que dá dinheiro, Curimã Vento que dá na vela Vento que vira o barco Barco que leva a gente Gente que leva o peixe Peixe que dá dinheiro, Curimã Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã ê, Curimã lambaio Curimã Ewê ( Traditional ) Ewê é minha mãe, ewê Ewê quer meu pai, ewê Ewê me deu força para poder viver Ewê me deu força para poder viver Quando entrei na floresta Pedi licença para entrar Eu fui recebido por meu pai ossanha Ewê é minha mãe, ewê Ewê quer meu pai, ewê Ewê me deu força para poder viver Ewê me deu força para poder viver Esse grito é tão lindo E faz a gente viajar É meu pai ossanha Que aqui vai passar I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Ewê é minha mãe, ewê Ewê quer meu pai, ewê Ewê me deu força para poder viver Ewê me deu força para poder viver Quando estiveres chorando Por alguém te abandonar Estou aqui bem perto Contigo eu vou ficar Ewê é minha mãe, ewê Ewê quer meu pai, ewê Ewê me deu força para poder viver Ewê me deu força para poder viver Portal da Cor ( Milton Nascimento ) Bom dia, natureza Pulmão da terra mãe Portal da cor, futuro Cada nascer do sol Carinho, companheiro É como se a paz Cobrisse o mundo inteiro Terra, água, fogo e ar Bom dia, natureza Pulmão da terra mãe Portal da cor, futuro Cada nascer do sol Carinho, companheiro É como se a paz Cobrisse o mundo inteiro Terra, água, fogo e ar Quero o sabor, o som Quero tocar, visão Cheiro de vida E um mar de gerações Procuro a resposta Por que criar a dor Se quando estamos juntos Temos sonho, força e amor Procuro a resposta Por que criar a dor Se quando estamos juntos Temos sonho, força e amor I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Gema da criação Herdeiro do pintor Dono do amanhã Do sim, do não Coragem, companheiro Pra que fechar a voz Se a força do desejo Pulsa em cada um de nós Coragem, companheiro Pra que fechar a voz Se a força do desejo Pulsa em cada um de nós Bom dia, natureza Pulmão da terra mãe Portal da cor, futuro Cada nascer do sol Segredos Vegetais ( Dércio Marques ) No meu jardim, no meu jardim as flores falam E sabem ler, sabem entender a dor e calam No meu jardim, no meu jardim as flores falam E sabem ler, sabem entender a dor e calam Quem cala não consente, as flores sabem mais Da dor que a gente sente, a dor dos vegetais A dor dos vegetais E o girassol, e o girassol mudou de rua Virou de costas para o sol, namora a lua E o mal-me-quer e o mal-me-quer Expira e exala Pra coroar seu bem-querer Se despetala I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Quem cala não consente as flores sabem mais E o silencio elas sentem Segredos vegetais, segredos vegetais Se eu pudesse ser madeira eu queria ser vara de marmelo Carregar fruto maduro, ser doce puro, sol amarelo Se eu pudesse ser madeira eu queria ser vara de marmelo Carregar fruto maduro, ser doce puro, sol amarelo Cor do sol, cor do sol, cor do sol O meu quintal, o meu quintal bicho da lua Falou assim do Urutá qual é a tua Me disse assim, um Japonês seu Atan Age Por mais que o homem seja ruim que não se acabe Quem cala não consente as flores sabem mais Da dor que a gente sente, a dor dos vegetais A dor dos vegetais O meu destino, o meu destino é ser um bosque Com muita flo,r muito cipó que nos enrosque O meu destino, o meu destino é ser um bosque Com um castor e muita flor que nos enrosque Quem cala não consente as flores sabem mais Da dor que a gente sente, a dor dos vegetais A dor dos vegetais Se eu pudesse ser roseira eu queria ser rosa bem cheirosa Pra enfeitar moça faceira, morena bela, mulher formosa Se eu pudesse ser roseira eu queria dar rosa bem cheirosa Pra enfeitar moça faceira, morena bela, mulher formosa Cor do sol, cor do sol, cor do sol O meu jardim, o meu jardim é atrás de um prédio Onde um jasmim disse ai de mim, morro de tédio Disse o Angelim ao alecrim que o amor é um duende Amor é coisa de jardim, flor não se vende Quem cala não consente as flores sabem mais O silêncio elas sentem, segredos vegetais Segredos vegetais No meu jardim no meu jardim nasce uma era Me surpreendeu em pleno abril a primavera E o meu destino, o meu destino é ser um bosque Com muita flor, muito cipó que nos enrosque Quem cala não consente, as flores sabem mais Da dor que a gente sente, a dor dos vegetais A dor dos vegetais Se eu pudesse ser madeira eu queria ser vara de marmelo Carregar fruto maduro, ser doce puro, sol amarelo Se eu pudesse ser madeira eu queria ser vara de marmelo Carregar fruto maduro, ser doce puro, sol amarelo Cor do sol, cor do sol, cor do sol Preciso Me Encontrar ( Cartola ) Deixe-me ir Preciso andar Vou por aí a procurar Sorrir pra não chorar Deixe-me ir Preciso andar Vou por aí a procurar Sorrir pra não chorar Quero assistir ao sol nascer Ver as águas dos rios correr Ouvir os pássaros cantar Eu quero nascer Quero viver I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Deixe-me ir Preciso andar Vou por aí a procurar Sorrir pra não chorar Se alguém por mim perguntar Diga que eu só vou voltar Depois que me encontrar Quero assistir ao sol nascer Ver as águas dos rios correr Ouvir os pássaros cantar Eu quero nascer Quero viver Deixe-me ir Preciso andar Vou por aí a procurar Sorrir pra não chorar Deixe-me ir Preciso andar Vou por aí a procurar Sorrir pra não chorar Deixe-me ir Preciso andar Vou por aí a procurar Sorrir pra não chorar Cais ( Milton Nascimento ) Para quem quer se soltar invento o cais Invento mais que a solidão me dá Invento lua nova a clarear Invento o amor E sei a dor De me lançar Eu queria ser feliz Invento o mar Invento em mim O sonhador I'm always on the run, don't touch my words Para quem quer me seguir eu quero mais Tenho o caminho do que sempre quis E um saveiro pronto pra partir Invento o cais E sei a vez de me lançar
Songbook
Only Love Can Break Your Heart (Neil Young) When you were young and on your own How did it feel to be alone I was always thinking of games that I was playing Trying to make the best of my time But only love can break your heart Try to be sure right from the start Yes, only love can break your heart What if your world should fall apart I have a friend I've never seen He hides his head inside a dream Someone should call him and see if he can come out Try to lose the down that he's found Another copy paste from aotr Yes, only love can break your heart Try to be sure right from the start Yes, only love can break your heart What if your world should fall apart I have a friend I've never seen He hides his head inside a dream Yes, only love can break your heart Yes, only love can break your heart Yes, only love can break your heart Yes, only love can break your heart Yes, only love can break your heart Yes, only love can break your heart Close To Me
(The Cure) I've waited hours for this I've made myself so sick I wish I'd stayed asleep today I never thought that this day would end I never thought that tonight could ever be This close to me Just try to see in the dark Just try to make it work To feel the fear before you're here I make the shapes come much too close I pull my eyes out, hold my breath And wait until I shake But if I had your faith Then I could make it safe and clean Another copy paste from aotr If only I was sure That my head on the door was a dream I've waited hours for this I've made myself so sick I wish I'd stayed asleep today I never thought that this day would end I never thought that tonight could ever be This close to me But if I had your face I could make it safe and clean If only I was sure That my head on the door was a dream When Doves Cry (Prince) Dig, if you will, the picture Of you and I engaged in a kiss The sweat of your body covers me Can you, my darling Can you picture this Dream, if you can, a courtyard An ocean of violets in bloom Animals strike curious poses They feel the heat The heat between me and you How can you just leave me standing Alone in a world so cold Maybe I'm just too demanding Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied Why do we scream at each other This is what it sounds like When doves cry Another copy paste from aotr Touch, if you will, my stomach Feel how it trembles inside You've got the butterflies all tied up Don't make me chase you Even doves have pride How can you just leave me standing Alone in a world so cold Maybe I'm just too demanding Maybe I'm just like my father, too bold Maybe you're just like my mother She's never satisfied Why do we scream at each other This is what it sounds like When doves cry Between The Bars (Elliott Smith) Drink up, baby, stay up all night The things you could do, you won't but you might The potential you'll be that you'll never see The promises you'll only make Drink up with me now and forget all about The pressure of days, do what I say And I'll make you okay and drive them away The images stuck in your head People you've been before That you don't want around anymore That push and shove and won't bend to your will I'll keep them still Drink up, baby, look at the stars I'll kiss you again between the bars Where I'm seeing you there with your hands in the air Waiting to finally be caught Another copy paste from aotr Drink up one more time and I'll make you mine Keep you apart deep in my heart Separate from the rest where I like you the best And keep the things you forgot The people you've been before That you don't want around anymore That push and shove and won't bend to your will I'll keep them still The people you've been before That you don't want around anymore That push and shove and won't bend to your will I'll keep them still Who Knows Where The Times Goes (Sandy Denny) Across the evening sky All the birds are leaving But how can they know It's time for them to go Before the winter fire I will still be dreaming I have no thought of time For who knows where the time goes Who knows where the time goes Sad, deserted shore Your fickle friends are leaving Ah but then you know It's time for them to go Another copy paste from aotr But I will still be here I have no thought of leaving I do not count the time For who knows where the time goes Who knows where the time goes And I am not alone While my love is near me I know it will be so Until it's time to go So come the storms of winter And the birds in spring again I have no fear of time For who knows how my love grows And who knows where the time goes Careful You (TV On The Radio) Oui je t'aime, oui je t'aime À demain, à la prochaine I know it's best to say goodbye But I can't seem to move away Not to say, not to say That you shouldn't share the blame There is a softness to your touch There is a wonder to your ways Another copy paste from aotr Don't know How I feel, what's the deal, is it real When's it gonna go down Can we talk, can we not Well, I'm here, won't you tell me right now And I'll care for you, oh careful you Don't know Should we stay, should we go Should we back it up and turn it around Take the good with the bad Still believe we can make it somehow I will care for you, oh careful you Careful you Oui je t'aime, oui je t'aime From the cradle to the grave You've done a number on my heart And things will never be the same Freeze a frame, freeze a frame From a fever dream of days We learned the secret of a kiss And how it melts away all pain Don't know How I feel, what's the deal, is it real When's it gonna go down Can we talk, can we not Well, I'm here, won't you tell me right now And I'll care for you, oh careful you Don't know Should we stay, should we go Should we back it up and turn it around Take the good with the bad Still believe we can make it somehow I will care for you, oh careful you Careful you A Love Of Your Own (Average White Band) The sooner you give The sooner you get to have A love of your own Another copy paste from aotr The longer it takes The better you come to know A love of your own Now don't you be afraid to give your heart You never know till you try it Don't deny it to yourself Don't you be afraid, just walk right in The door is standing open You know I'm always hoping The sooner you give The sooner you get to have A love of your own As far as you go You're never too far behind A love of your own Now don't you be afraid to shoot the moon You'll never know till you try it Don't deny it to yourself Don't you be afraid to change your tune The offers always open You know I'm always hoping You know I'm always hoping For a love of my own To shelter me from the cold A love of my own For a love of my own To shelter me from the cold A love of my own For a love of my own To shelter me from the cold A love of my own For a love of my own To shelter me from the cold A love of my own Pancho And Lefty (Townes Van Zandt) Living on the road, my friend Is gonna keep you free and clean Now you wear your skin like iron Your breath as hard as kerosene Weren't your momma's only boy But her favorite one, it seems She began to cry when you said goodbye And sank into your dreams Pancho was a bandit boy His horse was fast as polished steel He wore his gun outside his pants For all the honest world to feel Another copy paste from aotr Pancho met his match, you know On the deserts down in Mexico Nobody heard his dying words But that's the way it goes All the Federales say They could've had him any day They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose Lefty, he can't sing the blues All night long like he used to The dust that Pancho bit down south Ended up in Lefty's mouth The day they laid poor Pancho low Lefty split for Ohio Where he got the bread to go There ain't nobody knows All the Federales say They could've had him any day They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose Boys tell old Pancho fell Lefty's living in a cheap hotel The desert's quiet and Cleveland's cold And so the story ends, we're told Pancho needs your prayers, it's true But save a few for Lefty, too He only did what he had to do And now he's growing old All the Federales say Could've had him any day They only let him slip away Out of kindness, I suppose A few gray Federales say Could've had him any day They only let him go so long Out of kindness, I suppose The Circle Game (Joni Mitchell) Yesterday a child came out to wonder Caught a dragonfly inside a jar Fearful when the sky was full of thunder And tearful at the falling of a star And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game Another copy paste from aotr Then the child moved ten times round the seasons Skated over ten clear frozen streams Words like when you're older must appease him And promises of someday make his dreams And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game Sixteen springs and sixteen summers gone now Cartwheels turn to car wheels through the town And they tell him, "take your time, it won't be long now" Till you drag your feet to slow the circles down And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game So the years spin by and now the boy is twenty Though his dreams have lost some grandeur coming true There'll be new dreams, maybe better dreams and plenty Before the last revolving year is through And the seasons, they go round and round And the painted ponies go up and down We're captive on the carousel of time We can't return, we can only look Behind from where we came And go round and round and round In the circle game And go round and round and round In the circle game And go round and round and round In the circle game And go round and round and round In the circle game
Music for A Midsummer Night's Dream
Swifter Than
(feat. Dntel) Over hill, over dale Over park, over pale Thorough flood, thorough fire Thorough bush, thorough brier Swifter than the moon's sphere I do wander everywhere Swifter than the moon's sphere I do wander everywhere Over hill, over dale Over park, over pale Thorough flood, thorough fire Thorough bush, thorough brier Swifter than the moon's sphere I do wander everywhere Swifter than the moon's sphere I do wander everywhere Over hill, over dale Over park, over pale Thorough flood, thorough fire Thorough bush, thorough brier Swifter than the moon's sphere I do wander everywhere Swifter than the moon's sphere I do wander everywhere Over hill, over dale Over park, over pale Thorough flood, thorough fire Swifter than the moon's sphere I do wander everywhere
Fly This Place (feat. Dungen) Four days will steep themselves in night Four nights will dream away the time Then the moon, like to a silver bow New-bent in heaven, shall behold the night How now, my love! why is your cheek so pale How chance the roses there do fade so fast For want of rain, which I could beteem well Them from the tempest of my eyes The course of true love never did run smooth The course of true love never did run smooth The course of true love never did run smooth The course of true love never did run smooth The course of true love never did run smooth The course of true love never did run smooth Come love, let us fly this place Come love, let us fly this place Come love, let us fly this place Come love, let us fly this place Come love, let us fly this place
Philomel With Melody (Feat. Saul Williams) I know a bank where the wild thyme blows Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows You spotted snakes with double tongue Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong Come not near our fairy queen Philomel with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby Lulla, lulla, lullaby Lulla, lulla, lullaby Quite overcanopied with lush woodbine With sweet musk-roses, and with eglantine Never harm nor spell nor charm Come its lovely lady's night Philomel with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby Weaving spiders, come not here Hence, you long-legg'd spinners, hence Beetles black, approach not near Worm nor snail, do no offence Philomel with melody Sing in our sweet lullaby Lulla, lulla, lullaby So good night with lullaby Lulla, lulla, lullaby So good night with lullaby
Mulberries (feat. Money Mark) Feed him with apricocks and dewberries With purple grapes, green figs, and with mulberries To have my love to bed and to arise Pluck the wings from Painted butterflies To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes Pluck the wings from Painted butterflies Feed him with apricocks and dewberries With purple grapes, green figs, and with mulberries Feed him with apricocks and dewberries With purple grapes, green figs, and with mulberries To have my love to bed and to arise Pluck the wings from Painted butterflies To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes Pluck the wings from Painted butterflies Feed him with apricocks and dewberries With purple grapes, green figs, and with mulberries Feed him with apricocks and dewberries With purple grapes, green figs, and with mulberries Feed him with apricocks and dewberries With purple grapes, green figs, and with mulberries Pluck the wings from Painted butterflies To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes Pluck the wings from Painted butterflies To fan the moonbeams from his sleeping eyes
Fairy Time I swear to thee by Cupid’s strongest bow By the simplicity of Venus' doves By his best arrow with the golden head By that which knitteth souls and prospers loves By all the vows that ever men have broke In number more than ever women spoke In that same place thou hast appointed me Tomorrow truly will I meet with thee Lovers, to bed, ’tis almost fairy time A fortnight hold we nightly revels and jollity Sweet Moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams. I thank thee, Moon, for shining now so bright For by thy gracious, golden, glittering gleams I trust to take of truest Thisbe sight Lovers, to bed, ’tis almost fairy time A fortnight hold we nightly revels and jollity Sweet Moon, I thank thee for thy sunny beams I thank thee, Moon, for shining now so bright For by thy gracious, golden, glittering gleams I trust to take of truest Thisbe sight
Through This House (Feat. Saul Williams) Through this house give gathering light By the dead and drowsy fire Every elf and fairy sprite Hop as light as bird from brier And this ditty after me Sing and dance it trippingly First, rehearse your song by rote To each word a warbling note Hand in hand with fairy grace Will we sing and bless this place Now, until the break of day Through this house each fairy stray To the best bride-bed will we Which by us shall blessed be And the issue there create Ever shall be fortunate So shall all the couples three Ever true in loving be
We Are Love (feat. Jesse Peterson) I lost you in the woods I couldn't find my way To the love we once knew in our dreams I followed my heart But it led me astray I was alone again in the night Then I heard your voice Calling out my name When I saw your face I knew you felt the same From the top of a moutain To the bottom of the sea From the edge of existence To the center of our beings We are love, we are love We are love, we are love We are love, we are love We are love, we are love You're here in my heart Wherever you are Wherever you wander in the night If you ever get lost Remember the time We found each other in the dark When I heard your voice Calling out my name Then I saw your face And I knew you felt the same From the top of a moutain To the bottom of the sea From the edge of existence To the center of our beings We are love, we are love We are love, we are love We are love, we are love We are love, we are love
Music Life
Music Life (Feat. Jeff Parker & Money Mark) If you give your life to music It opens up the path Maybe you didn't even choose it You made the most with what you had If you give your life to music And commune with the unseen Your brain is like a fuse It melts the distances between Chances are you've got a few friends Always swimming on the deep end Chasing dragons and sunsets Shooting whiskey and hallucinogens If you give your life to music It might not go quite like you thought You find religion in your instrument And inspiration is your god If you give your life to music There's a certain sacrifice The ups and downs, well, you get used to it But on your psyche, there's a price Chances are you've got a few friends Spread out all over the continent You think of them, but don't hear from them 'Til they're just voices inside your head And chances are you've had a night or three Of which you have no memory You've looked all over for someone to care But then you see they're always standing there You need more room in your head to think So you reach for another drink Years of travel and loneliness Make you susceptible to some excess And though you didn't think much of it Maybe you went past your own limit If you give your life to music If you give your life to music Chances are you've got a few friends Who burned the candle at both ends And every day was a weekend Until the dark night came for them In a hotel or hospital room And now you'll be seeing them soon In dreams and memories bittersweet And in songs sung so beautifully Songs sung so beautifully Life lived so fully If you give your life to music If you give your life to music If you give your life to music If you give your life to music No regret, don't forget, I loved you, I loved you No regret, don’t forget, I loved you, I loved you No regret, don't forget, I loved you, I loved you I love you, I love you... Take Me To The Mountain Michael, take me to the mountain Where the air is clear and free I know the road and the obstruction We will avoid our enemies Our enemies, our enemies Michael, take me to the mountain We'll leave behind these city streets I can no longer be around them Let's go someplace where we can breathe Where we can breathe Where we can breathe Where we can breathe Where we can breathe Michael, meet me in the garden Underneath the laurel tree We'll take our fill from the fountain For it will be a long journey A long journey, a long journey Michael, meet me in the garden We'll fill our carpetbags with fruit This kind of knowledge, it was hard won Shall we go looking for the truth For the truth, for the truth For the truth, for the truth Watch for the eagles in the sky They will lead us, be our guides Michael, take me to the mountain In the hills, we may find gold We'll make our offerings at the temple And then we'll give the bell a toll Give the bell a toll, the bell a toll Give the bell a toll, the bell a toll And the god and goddess deep inside Come out to guide us toward the light Michael, take me to the mountain Michael, take me to the mountain Michael, take me to the mountain Michael, take me to the mountain Michael, take me to the mountain Michael, take me to the mountain My Fisherman My fisherman, he lives on land Mermaid, I live in the sea He comes my way, most every day We sing and dance in the waves Indeed our days are long My fisherman likes the wind in his face His hands are strong and sure Pulling his oars, raising his sail Setting his course for me I call the fish into his nets My fisherman has a wife and two sons Still too young to sail When the ocean is rich The cupboard is full The table is set for his return Indeed the nights are long Salt on his hands and salt on his face The taste of the sea on his tongue Salt on his front and salt on his back And salt for sure in his blood He is surely a man of the sea My fisherman, he knows someday He will lie down with me in the waves And journey with me To the bottom so deep Where all is still and calm At the bottom of the sea And the beautiful face of his beautiful wife And two young handsome sons Will look to the sea, waiting patiently Until all the sotrms are done To shed their salty tears Little Bird (Feat. Fabiano do Nascimento & Miguel Antwood-Ferguson) Why don't these problems just go away Time should have healed our old heartache Childhood just would not be overcome Mistakes that were made could not be undone I tried my best, but it's too late Taking care was just my fate You are still young and free and fun Break those chains and you can run Little Bird, why not go live in London I heard you have a friend there Maybe with her you could stay Little Bird, why not go live in London Go out and see the world Come on, you've never left LA Little Bird, there's such a strength inside you Like a seed waiting for the rain Little Bird, if the doctor hasn't told you You are beautiful and so very full of grace Full of grace, full of grace, full of grace Full of grace, full of grace, full of grace Full of grace, full of grace, full of grace Why don't these problems just go away Time should have healed our old heartache Childhood just would not be overcome By the grownups that we've become Little Bird, why not go to Paris There is a drummer there I know he took your breath away Little Bird, why not go to Paris See some old paintings And all those shops in Le Marais Little Bird, trust your intuition Don't be scared to let someone inside Little Bird, our nest was all broken But spread your wings and know that you can fly You can fly, you can fly, you can fly You can fly, you can fly, you can fly You can fly, you can fly, you can fly But it's not easy facing the truth What really happened to you The feelings of a helpless child Secret things that you had to hide Martyr, you suffered more than your share Your mother, said he wouldn't dare Doors closed, it happened all the time No one knows, hush now, don't you cry Don't you cry, don't you cry, don't you cry Don't you cry, don't you cry, don't you cry Cry, baby, cry, baby, cry, baby, cry Cry, baby, cry, cry, baby, cry Cry, baby, cry, cry, baby, cry If you need to cry, cry, baby, cry If you need to cry If you need to cry, cry, baby, cry If you need to cry Cry, baby, cry, baby, cry Cry, baby, cry, baby, cry, baby, cry Cry, baby, cry, baby, cry, baby, cry Why don't these problems just go away Taking care was just my fate The future is yours, what can you dream Don't let the past rule everything Little Bird, why not go live in London I heard you have a friend there Maybe with her you could stay Little Bird, how 'bout Mexico City Or San Miguel de Allende Little bird, how 'bout Vancouver B.C. Santa Cruz or Santa Fe Or Philadelphia or San Francisco Or Minneapolis or Toronto Miami, Memphis, Maui, pronto You gotta get away Bali or Bangkok, Denver or Dallas Maybe Atlanta or Atlantis Taipei, Tokyo, Hong Kong or Kansas Anywhere but LA Oh little bird, little bird, little bird, you gotta get away Oh little bird, little bird, little bird, you gotta fly away Mohinder And The Maharani Mohinder and the Maharani set out early one morn' Mohinder and the Maharani in the light of the dawn In the light of the dawn, by the gates of Pushkar town In the light of the dawn, by the gates of Pushkar town Mohinder and the Maharani in their gold and silver rings Surrender to the camel's rocking, and the bells, they sweetly sing Oh the camels dance o'er the gently shifting sands Oh the camels dance o'er the gently shifting sands Mohinder and the Maharani make camp by dinner time Bless the fire and the hot chapati after the long day's drive Over the dunes comes the goatherd's tune And round the campfire dance, the Maharani hands Mohinder and the Maharani lay down beneath the sky The full moon and stars are shining, oh the night it is so bright The night is so bright, sleep won't come tonight The moon, so full, shines into the lovers' eyes Mohinder and the Maharani spent a fortnight crossing land Bells ringing, camels dancing, nights curled up on the sand When the fortress at Jaisalmer on the horizon appears The freedom of the desert is all the more dear When the fortress at Jaisalmer on the horizon appears The freedom of the desert is all the more dear If I Don't Have You You may think that I don't care 'Cause I've been a rover here and everywhere In Princeton, you bet, about me, they never yet say good But one thing I like about you You always do as you should and that's why If I don't, if I don't have you Then for me, there'll be nobody else, no And even if the river should run dry For me, there'll be nobody else, no No, I may stay away for a night or two All form of respect unto you is still due Though staying away make you feel sad, make you feel blue It's not that I really mean to embarrass you, 'cause, darling If I don't, if I don't have you Then for me, there'll be nobody else, no And even if the trees should touch the sky For me, there'll be nobody else, no No, I may stay away for a night or two All form of respect unto you is still due Though staying away make you feel sad, make you feel blue It's not that I really mean to embarrass you, 'cause, darling If I don't, if I don't have you Then for me, there'll be nobody else, no And even if the river should run dry For me, there'll be nobody else, no If I don't, if I don't, if I don't have you Nobody else will do, no If I don't, if I don't, if I don't have you Nobody else will do, believe me If I don't, if I don't, if I don't have you Nobody else will do, no Nobody else will do, no Nobody else will do, believe me Nobody else will do Nobody else will do, no Nobody else will do, no Wainiha Valley (Feat. Laraaji) Here in Wainiha Valley, Valley Lives our happy family, family Banana trees sing in the breeze, soak up the sun Green turns to yellow, fruit for everyone Papaya for papa and mama Ripe avocado good for little one Little one, little one Learning to use her fingers, fingers Playing with caterpillar, pillar Rooster crows and, baby, knows it's time to wake So much to learn today, she just can't wait In the dawn, all is blue and turns to pink Here comes mama's milk, so sweet to drink So sweet to drink, so sweet to drink Here in Wainiha Valley, Valley Lives our happy family, family The river flows fast and free from the mountains Joins the stream and then the sea, waves crashing Down the way at Kee, we go swimming Everyday we watch the sunset, smiling Smiling, smiling Then back up into the valley, valley We wash off our feet all salty and sandy In the night, lightning strikes with thunder Zigzags across the sky like fireworks Like fireworks, like fireworks Daughter Of Hope Find me, can you find me Flying overhead with flowers in my hair Find me, can you find me Always in my head when I should be with you instead I can say it takes a long time to get what you want If it ever comes, bid it, stay a moment I can say it takes a long time to know how you feel So when the waves vacillate, you can tell what is real Now I know what is real, yes, I know what is real Now I know what is real, yes, I know what is real I can feel it in my sleep, fighting with my sense of self Aching in my dreams, working out my mental health I can feel it in my dreams, where I still live in my own domain What I didn't want to keep, I sent it on the night train I sent it on the night train so when it comes back It will have seen the world, and it won't hurt like that No, it won't hurt like that, no, it won't hurt like that No, it won't hurt like that, no, it won't hurt like that When the light turns green, driving to the rock show With a girl of sixteen, how could she ever know When the light turns green, which way will the weather go Will he be mean, I'll bring my umbrella so I might stay dry in the river of tears I'll bring a boat too, it's an ocean of tears It's an ocean of tears, where we learn to swim In our mother's womb and from within It's an ocean of tears, where we learn to swim And I swim to you and I swim to him In the ocean of tears Ocean of pain Ocean of fear Ocean of rain Ocean of life Ocean of death Ocean of time Ocean of breath Baby of mine Swim toward the light Baby inside Swim toward the breath Oh my daughter of hope Oh my daughter of hope Oh my daughter of hope Oh my daughter of hope Oh my daughter of hope, you have a mother of fantasy And I can't always cope with the harsh realities We're living in a marketplace, the world has gone flat Pop the champagne, it won't grow back Oh my daughter of hope, for you I want everything A beautiful world, a land of plenty A world without greed, good food to eat Clean water to drink and room to think Oh my daughter of hope, for you I want everything Oh my daughter of hope, for you I want everything A world without sorrow, a world without pain A better world tomorrow, and the best day today Oh my daughter of hope Oh my daughter of fantasy Oh my daughter of love Oh my daughter of mystery I want you to know me and I want to know you I want you to know me and I want to know you Find me, can you find me Flying overhead with flowers in my hair Find me, can you find me Always in your heart, always in your hands Always in your blood, always in your head Find me, yes, you found me Daughter of hope, my daughter of hope I found you, yes, I found you Daughter of hope, my daughter of hope Daughter of hope Daughter of hope Oh my daughter of hope Oh my daughter of hope Oh my daughter of hope Oh my daughter of hope Oh my daughter of hope
Non Albums Tracks
Amor (Adventure Time Remix) ( La Ninja: Amor And Other Dreams Of Manzanita LP )
In lives past We've crossed paths So many times before Here and now Among this crowd We meet again somehow Again again again again again again. In your eyes, I recognize I see an open door I have known you, and you have known me And we can know much more And more, and more, and more And more and more and more We are not strangers We've had all eternity To arrive now at this moment Our syncronicity It is a mystery We must investigate our union In lives past We've crossed paths So many times before Here and now Among this crowd We meet again somehow Again again again again again again Here is my hand I know the way I'll hold you close You lead us away A way, a way A way a way, I know a way We could take this time Submit to the sublime Lose ourselves in each other. Forget the circumstance Fall into a romance After which there will be no other In your eyes, I recognize I see an open door I have known you, and you have known me And we can know much more And more, and more, and more And more and more and more Anywhere Anyone
( With Dntel - Life Is Full Of Possibilities - 2001 )
I love you, I love you I love you, I love you How can you love me if you don't love yourself I love you (I love you) How can you love me if you don't love yourself I love you (I love you) How can you love me if you don't love yourself I love you How can you love me if you don't love yourself I love you How can I love you if I don't love myself I love you We're not going anywhere Sun is bright and standing still, it's alright We're not going anywhere Sun is bright and standing still, it's alright We're not going anywhere Sun is bright and standing still, it's alright We're not going anywhere We're not going anywhere Sun is bright and standing still, it's alright. We're not going anywhere Anywhere I love you How can you love me if you don't love yourself I love you, anyway I love you I love you, anyway I love you
Chained To The Moon (Folk Implosion feat. Mia Doi Todd / One Part Lullaby LP) I am falling Drifting, trapped inside the story Am I chained to the moon Will the sun take over in the morning Filling my lungs with sky What can I see from here The beauty had nowhere to hide And nothing to fear I'm kicking against the tide That pulls me away from here The future is nowhere to hide But something to fear I am falling Drifting, trapped inside the story Am I chained to the moon Will the sun take over in the morning The dream demands, the magic is planned Climb the sky and tell the story Hand over hand, eyes on the moon Till the sun takes over in the morning I'm killing my sense of time It told me I moved too slow Taking what's left of my pride And letting it go Filling my lungs with sky Never know what this mean Words of shadow behind A step in-between I am falling Drifting, trapped inside the story Am I chained to the moon Will the sun take over in the morning The dream demands, the magic is planned Climb the sky and tell the story Hand over hand, eyes on the moon Till the sun takes over in the morning I am falling Drifting, trapped inside the story Am I chained to the moon Will the sun take over in the morning (Always remind me, words are behind me) (Welcome to the silence, fill it with the sky) I am falling I am falling I am falling I am falling
Earth's Children
( Ammoncontact – With Voices, 2006 ) Down in the valley Where the green garden grows By the river, under fig tree Down in the valley Where the green garden grows We walked hand in hand Through whispering meadow Earth's children (where the) green garden grows Earth's children We were like tigers We come to drink Of the sweet water Life giving Earth's children Down in the valley Where the green garden grows Earth's children By the river Earth's children Under fig tree Earth's children Down in the valley Earth's children Where the green garden grows Earth's children We walked hand in hand Earth's children Earth's children Earth's children We walked hand in hand Life giving Down in the valley Where the green garden grows By the river, under fig tree
*** Thanx a lot to Billy for this one ***
La Vie En Rose (Edith Piaf cover / The Unaccompanied Voice: An Acapella Compilation LP) Des yeux qui font baisser les miens Un rire qui se perd sur sa bouche Voilà le portrait sans retouche De l'homme auquel j'appartiens Quand il me prend dans ses bras Il me parle tout bas Je vois la vie en rose Il me dit des mots d'amour Des mots de tous les jours Et ça me fait quelque chose Il est entré dans mon cœur Une part de bonheur Dont je connais la cause C'est lui pour moi Et moi pour lui dans la vie Il me l'a dit, l'a juré pour la vie Et dès que je l'aperçois Alors je sens en moi Mon cœur qui bat Des nuits d'amour à plus finir Un grand bonheur qui prend sa place Des ennuis, des chagrins s'effacent Heureux, heureux à en mourir Quand il me prend dans ses bras Il me parle tout bas Je vois la vie en rose Il me dit des mots d'amour Des mots de tous les jours Et ça me fait quelque chose Il est entré dans mon cœur Une part de bonheur Dont je connais la cause C'est toi pour moi et moi pour toi dans la vie Tu me l'as dit, l'a juré pour la vie Et dès que je l'aperçois Je le sens en moi Mon coeur qui bat La la la la la...
Norwegian Wood ( The Beatles Cover / La ninja (amor and other dreams of manzanita) ) I once had a boy, or should I say, he once had me. He showed me his room, isn't it good, norwegian wood He asked me to stay and he told me to sit anywhere I looked around and I noticed there wasn't a chair I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine. We talked until two and then he said, it's time for bed He told me he worked in the morning and started to laugh I told him I didn't and crawled off to sleep in the bath And when I awoke I was alone, this bird had flown So I lit a fire, isn't it good, norwegian wood
Rock My Boat
( Dntel - Jukebox Series #10, 2006 ) I was feeling pretty good Thought I finally understood How to be free, free, free, free Like the birds, like the bees Like the wind in the trees So I went out on a limb Thinking maybe we could swim Into the river of light Into the ocean of pain Where angels get their wings Where babies get their names I wonder if you are aware How much You rock my boat I wonder if you are aware How much You rock my boat I wonder if you are aware How much You rock my boat You rock my boat
*** Thanx a lot to Billy & Tara & Dimitri for this one ***
Seaweed
( Saul Williams feat. Mia Doi Todd / Saul Williams LP ) Saul Williams: I drive a yellow Volvo. '86 submarine Someone's behind me in an escalade trying to blind me with their high beams I make a left. I'm the road to nowhere, heading west The sky is purple streaks. The sun is setting in my chest. I feel warm inside So I'm going for a ride Put your picture on my dashboard 'til my fate and yours collides Mia Doi Todd: Seaweed washed upon the shore Severed locks of he who walks the ocean floor Saul Williams: I drive a yellow Volvo. '86 submarine Rims like Tibetan prayer wheels and my tank is filled with dreams Fuck the game, I practice being in the passing lane And watch the price of gasoline rise with the price of fame I'm immortal. I render unto Caesar to be cordial He sees a wooden casket where I see a glowing portal. Check your engine Looks like you're running on the blood of Indians Put some turquoise in that Rolls Royce before you crash into a pendulum Mia Doi Todd: Seaweed washed upon the shore Severed locks of he who walks the ocean floor Saul Williams: I drive a yellow Volvo. '86 submarine I drove it under water guided by my own high beams Nothing's left. Witnessed the demolition of the west I feel like a little kid hiding in my mothers' dress. I'm in space The lone ambassador of every race The starfish that discover me plant their flags into my face I'm a clone of every written and unwritten poem A shark pulls up beside me fingering beads and chanting om. I can't believe it I never really thought that sharks would need it I thought they'd make their peace: bite it, bleed it, kill it, eat it. But I was wrong Every living being deserves a song. And our passions must be rationed 'til our rations sing along
Song for Sophia / You Can Know Her
(Nobody feat. Mia Doi Todd / Keepintime: A Live Recording LP) The mother of all creatures You can know her Though not by name Though not by name The mother of all creatures You can know her Though not by name Though not by name You find her in the music In the moment, in the morning You find her on the sidewalk At the stoplight, in your lover In the birds, in the bees At the Lín orange trees The rivers, the oceans, In turned streams Skyscrapers, record players Your wife and your neighbours In you and me and everything
*** Thanx a lot to Jose & Dimitri for this one ***
Song Of Iemanjá (Canto De Iemanjá) Iemanjá, Iemanjá And Mrs Janaína is coming Iemanjá It's so much sadness coming Coming from the moonlight in the sky Coming from the moonlight In the sea covered with flower, honey Of Iemanjá Singing the love of Iemanjá And aiming at The sad moon in the sky, honey Sad over the sea Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin If you want to love If you want love Come with me to Salvador To listen to Iemanjá Singing in the tide that goes out The tide that goes in From the end, much further, of the sea Much further Much further Than the end of the sea Much further
Take What You Can Carry (Scientist Dub One) Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry By order of the president President, February '42 To all permanent residents Residents and citizens too If you've got a trace Of the Japanese race We don't like your face You got to get out of this place And take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Look at Sister Mary With a baby in each arm Another in her belly How will she keep them from harm You've got to be strong On the road to Zion You've got to be strong On the road to Zion Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry By order of the President So called president of the United States To hell with the environment Environment, we'll no longer regulate The fires burn on In Zion The fires burn on In Zion Child, take my hand This is the promise land You see those barricades Well, we won't let them stand Because the future's mine And the future's yours Belongs to everybody All equally of course You've got to know your mind You've got to know your heart 'Cause you've got everything You've had it from the start Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry Take what you can carry
Things Happen ( 45 Seconds Of : LP ) It takes such a long time To make things happen Such a long time To see things through It takes such a long time To make things happen Such a long time To see things through It takes such a long time To make things happen Such a long time To see things through
Um Girassol Da Cor Do Seu Cabelo (Clube da Esqina cover / Mia Doi Todd & José Gonzalez / Red Hot + Rio 2 LP) Vento solar e estrelas do mar A terra azul da cor do meu vestido Vento solar e estrelas do mar Você ainda quer morar comigo Se eu cantar, não chore não É só poesia Eu só preciso ter você Por mais um dia Ainda gosto de dançar Bom dia Como vai você Rob from always on the run dot net is so bad and copy paste is a sin Sol, girassol, verde, vento solar Você ainda quer morar comigo Vento solar e estrelas do mar Um girassol da cor de seu cabelo Se eu morrer, não chore não É só a lua É seu vestido cor de maravilha nua Ainda moro nesta mesma rua Como vai você Você vem Ou será que é tarde demais Vento solar e estrelas do mar A terra azul da cor do meu vestido Vento solar e estrelas do mar Você ainda quer morar comigo
( Translation ) Solar wind, and starfish The blue land the color of my dress Solar wind, and starfish Do you still want to live with me If I sing, don't cry It's only poetry I only need to have you For one more day I still like to dance Good morning How are you doing Sun, sunflower, green solar wind Do you still want to live with me Solar wind, and starfish A sunflower the color of your hair If I die, don't cry It's just the moon It's your dress the color of bare marvel I still live on this same street How are you doing Are you coming Or is it too late Solar wind, and starfish The blue land the color of my dress Solar wind, and starfish Do you still want to live with me